Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made regarding (a) current diagnosis wait times for patients with suspected cancer and (b) what steps her Department is taking to reduce diagnosis wait times in (
Answer
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 7 September in response to Question 19220 .
Verdict: RED (15/100)
This reply does not substantively answer either part of the question. It only refers back to an earlier answer (to Question 19220) and gives no assessment of diagnosis wait times and no description of actions to reduce them. Because the referenced answer was not available to check, the asker would likely need to pursue the point further to get a direct response.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the department's assessment or view of current diagnosis wait times for patients with suspected cancer? | Partially Addressed | Generic | The only statement is a referral to an earlier answer (to Question 19220) and states no assessment or view on diagnosis wait times itself. It may be relevant to the topic, but the reply does not substantively answer this item on its own, and the referenced content is not available to verify it. |
| What is the department doing to reduce diagnosis wait times for patients with suspected cancer? | Partially Addressed | Generic | The reply contains no description of actions or programmes to reduce diagnosis waits; it only points to an earlier answer that may or may not cover this, so the item is at most touched on rather than answered. |