A Preston Liberal Democrat councillor says that the party’s new pledge on cancer is vital for the majority of Central Lancashire patients who are waiting longer than they should be to begin treatment for the disease.
that there is no escaping the need for extra investment in order to make his party’s promise a reality. It comes as part of a broader £4bn package of proposed measures to tackle cancer over the course of five years – including a halving of the time it takes for new treatments to be approved from the current average of 11 months.
However, Cllr Potter – who is also the Lib Dem candidate for the Ribble Valley constituency at the next general election – says that one of the main priorities must be investing in the equipment used in cancer treatment. “One of the issues with the NHS over recent years is the lack of capital spending. So now we’re getting old bits of kit that have to be replaced – because you can’t have a 21st century health service with kit that isn’t up to scratch” he added.
Earlier this year, the Royal Preston took delivery of a new machine which enables earlier diagnosis of – and more targeted treatment for – lung cancer. The £237,000 cost was covered by the Rosemere Cancer Foundation charity.
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