Thank you to constituents who have emailed me about
th impact that delays to diagnosis of blood cancer has had on patients across
the UK.
I am as pleased as they are that the Government has
pledged to improve diagnosis rates for all cancers, and I agree that more can
be done to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for blood cancer.
Next Tuesday in the Commons MPs will have a chance
to ask questions to ministers at the DHSC, and I am pleased that a number of
colleagues have put on the record their intentions to ask a question about the
use of the latest NICE guidance to help GPs better spot blood cancer symptoms.
I look forward to a positive response from ministers on this issue, and a
renewed commitment to develop a course of action to tackle this issue.
As the new Parliamentary Private Secretary to the
Department for Health and Social Care, I am keen to use my position to ensure
that important issues like the diagnosis of blood cancer are given time for
debate and are adequately dealt with.
