questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS capacity to deliver timely breast cancer treatment for patients diagnosed through the NHS Breast Screening Programme; and whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of proposals to expand breast screening eligibility on waiting times for diagnosis and treatment where breast cancer operations have been postponed or cancelled.
answerText: The latest available data, May 2026, showed 78.1% of suspected breast cancer referrals which were identified through the national screening programme in England were diagnosed within 28 days. The National Cancer Plan sets a clear ambition to meet all canc...
heading: Breast Cancer: Health Services