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<p>The Department committed a further £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition
to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund
in 2021/22 to increase capacity in elective services, including for cancer diagnosis
and treatment.</p><p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective
care’, published in February 2022, contains two targets for cancer care to improve
performance for the two-week waiting time. The plan aims to return the number of people
waiting more than 62 days to start treatment following an urgent referral due to suspected
cancer to pre-pandemic levels by March 2023. In addition, 75% of patients who have
been urgently referred by their general practitioner for suspected cancer will be
diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days by March 2024.</p>
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