BREAST CANCER

Early day motion 113, tabled 23 November 2004 by Lord Lansley (Conservative). Signed by 73 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Conservative 63, Liberal Democrat 3, UUP 3, DUP 2, Independent Conservative 1.