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Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 9021 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) public bodies and (b) agencies to run campaigns aimed at encouraging brain tumour patients to participate in clinical trials.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 21 Oct 2024

The Department awards funding to encourage participation of brain tumour patients in clinical trials through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Department’s research delivery arm. Funding is awarded through open competition, an...