National Cancer Plan: £2.3bn investment aims to save 320,000 lives and meet all waiting targets within three years

4 February 2026

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By Emma Wilkinson

The NHS in England will hit all cancer waiting time standards over the next three years, the government is set to promise in a National Cancer Plan to be published on Wednesday.

Strategies to cut waiting lists will include a major expansion of robot-assisted surgery and faster diagnostic tests.







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