NHS CANCER CARE

Early day motion 574, tabled 13 December 2001 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House congratulates the Audit Commission and the Commission for Health Improvement on their report NHS Cancer Care in England and Wales; records its concern at the inconsistencies in treatment and care in different parts of the country and between different types of cancer; believes that patients need to have confidence that the care they receive in one part of the country is as good as that received by patients in other areas; and calls for standards in waiting times for diagnosis and treatment, access to modern treatments and provision of palliative care to be brought up to the level of the best.

Signatures by party: Labour 32, Liberal Democrat 4, Labour/Co-operative 3, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.