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star this property date less than 2020-10-06more like thismore than 2020-10-06
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Cancer: Diagnosis more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property 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
star this property tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-10-22more like thismore than 2020-10-22
star this property 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
star this property answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
star this property answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this