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Cancer: Diagnosis

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 18138

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) shortest, (b) median, and (c) longest time was for patients to receive the results of a suspected cancer biopsy for each of the last 12 months, broken down by hospital trust.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Department does not hold the data on the shortest, median, and longest time for patients to receive the results of a suspected cancer biopsy, broken down by National Health Service trust.

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