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Establish a fast track cancer diagnosis centre in every health board area
Last updated 3 years ago
SNP Manifesto 2021, p.24We will also establish a fast track cancer diagnostic centre in every health board area…
Our verdict
Status
This promise is in progress and will be reviewed again in Summer 2022. The Scottish Government established the first three of these diagnostic centres in May and June 2021 as part of a pilot scheme which will run for twelve months, after which point they have indicated that they intend to roll the policy out to the rest of the country.
“New services to help find cancer sooner” (Scottish Government)
Other pledges
The SNP broke their pledge to have the first three diagnostic centres up-and-running by the end of May 2021, missing the target by three weeks.