What short-term measures is the Cabinet Secretary taking to reduce cancer diagnosis waiting times to meet cancer pathway targets?
The Welsh Government’s quality statement for cancer describes what good cancer services for Wales look like. This is underpinned by nationally optimised pathways for each cancer type that provide timed pathways of care describing how organisations can achieve the suspected cancer pathway target.
Our expectation is that all health boards should be working to achieve the national target of at least 75% of people starting treatment within 62 days of the point of suspicion.
We continue to work with the NHS Executive and health boards to drive sustainable improvement for cancer waiting times, including a focus on component waits across the pathway and increasing straight-to-test rates.