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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-06more like thismore than 2020-10-06
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cancer: Diagnosis more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that primary healthcare professionals are trained to spot (a) sarcoma and (b) other less common cancers. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-22more like thismore than 2020-10-22
answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated referral guidelines for suspected cancer in June 2015. This was estimated to save up to 5,000 lives a year, with general practitioners urged to think of cancer sooner and lower the referral threshold for tests.</p><p>Health professionals and the organisations that employ them are expected to take NICE guidance into account when deciding what treatments to give people.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-22T14:15:48.943Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-22T14:15:48.943Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this