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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 24 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Brain: Tumours

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients in (1) Lincolnshire and (2) England have waited for (a) 90 and (b) 150 days for brain tumour test results in each of the last three years.

Answer

NHS England publishes waiting time data from referral to being informed of a cancer diagnosis or having it ruled out for brain and central nervous system. This is the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard. This includes the waiting time data for patients in Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board and in England.

This data is publicly available at the following link:

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


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
93648
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Standards Brain Testing Tumours
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk