Question reference: S6W-01617
- Asked by: Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 20 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the £10 million funding announced on 28 June 2021 will be used to improve cancer waiting times.
Answer
The £10 million funding, announced on 28 June 2021 will primary be used to support additional staffing, capacity for cancer services and will allow for more patients to be seen, diagnosed and treated, with the aim of ensuring patients receive the care they need as soon as possible.
Cancer has and will remain a top priority for this Government with Early Cancer Diagnostic Centres coming on stream as of June this year enabling GPs to refer patients with non-specific symptoms suspicious of cancer (such as fatigue, weight loss and nausea) onto a fast-track diagnostic pathway to get the care and treatment they need sooner.