Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Lansley (Conservative), on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 73 members in total.

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BREAST CANCER

That this House expresses concern at the effect the two-week breast cancer urgent referral target has had on other breast cancer waiting times; notes that those waiting for non-urgent referrals now wait up to 12 weeks for an appointment and that overall waiting times have not changed; further expresses concern that the one-month target from diagnosis to treatment only considers the first stage of treatment and therefore ignores the significant delays taken to complete treatment in areas such as radiotherapy; and calls on the Government to assess whether these targeted areas have served to move patients from one queue to another.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

113 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Breast cancer Waiting lists

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk