Written questions

Cancer: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 50331 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the distance that children and young people with cancer must travel to access their treatment and care in specialist ce

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 15 May 2025

The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families in England. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local ...