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Cancer: Waiting Lists

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 17280

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time was from GP referral to confirmed diagnosis for patients diagnosed with sarcoma in the latest period for which data is available.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Data is not held on the exact median waiting time to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma from general practice referral. Data is published on the time from referral to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma, by time bands, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/monthly-data-and-summaries/

The following table shows the number of suspected sarcoma diagnoses, or cancer being ruled out, sorted by time band, in May 2026 for England:

Time band

Number of suspected sarcoma diagnoses or cancer ruled out in time band

Within 14 days

450

In 15 to 28 days

429

In 29 to 42 days

136

In 43 to 62 days

95

After 62 days

86

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