Written questions

Cancer: Cornwall

Lords · Question HL11533 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Cashman

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that sarcoma patients in Cornwall, currently facing journeys of hundreds of miles for medical treatment, receive the appropriate medical and therapeutic support within that region.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 20 Nov 2025

NHS England has published a national service specification, covering both bone and soft tissue sarcomas. The specification requires close working between sarcoma services and other National Health Service partners, co-ordinated by Sarcoma Advisory Groups,...