Cancer: Waiting Lists
(asked on 8th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time was from GP referral to confirmed diagnosis for patients diagnosed with sarcoma in the latest period for which data is available.
Data is not held on the exact median waiting time to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma from general practice referral. Data is published on the time from referral to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma, by time bands, at the following link:
The following table shows the number of suspected sarcoma diagnoses, or cancer being ruled out, sorted by time band, in May 2026 for England:
Time band | Number of suspected sarcoma diagnoses or cancer ruled out in time band |
Within 14 days | 450 |
In 15 to 28 days | 429 |
In 29 to 42 days | 136 |
In 43 to 62 days | 95 |
After 62 days | 86 |