Cancer
Commons · Question 2378 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of making clinically beneficial cancer treatments available to patients according to (a) patient need and (b) clinical effectiveness and
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 21 May 2026
The Government remains committed to improving access to innovative cancer treatments through the National Cancer Plan for England and to reducing inequalities in cancer outcomes and patient experience. Treatment decisions for individual patients are made ...