Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40334

Breast Cancer: Lymphoedema

Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to (a) compression treatment and (b) other follow-up care for women with arm lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
No assessment has been made on the adequacy of access to compression treatment or follow-up care for women with arm lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment.Local health service commissioners – through Integrated Care Boards - determine what lymphoedema ...

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