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Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 3:06 pm on 5 October 2016.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 3:06, 5 October 2016

Cabinet Secretary, there have been various tensions in the system, obviously, depending on where you live in Wales, as to exactly when you might be seen. There are some examples of excellent practice and then in other areas, there are delays in actually progressing through to the treatment path and cancer services. We have put forward, on several occasions—and it has been proven in practice in other parts of the United Kingdom—that if a senior oncologist was put in post to have a national overview to drive improvements in cancer services, this could act as a beneficial improvement in waiting times and in the general delivery of cancer services across Wales.

What would your view be of putting an individual in place with the necessary clinical background to help assist you in your role, and your officials, in driving forward improvement on cancer waiting times, so that the postcode lottery is, as best as it can be, taken out of the system?