Cancer: Children and Young People
Commons · Question 50332 · 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 steps he plans to take to support children and young people with cancer with the cost of travelling to access their treatment and care in specialist centres.
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 ...