Gregory Campbell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his Department’s policy are of the recent study funded by the Institute of Cancer Research and published in Nature Medicine of bowel cancer being regarded as four district diseases.

Jane Ellison

The Independent Cancer Taskforce published its report Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes A Strategy for England in July this year. The report proposes six strategic priorities for the next five years. These include rolling out a molecular diagnostics service which is nationally-commissioned and regionally delivered, enabling more personalised prevention, screening and treatment. NHS England is now working with partners across the health system to consider how best to take forward the taskforce’s proposals.