Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 197624
Cancer: Children
Tabled: 4 September 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Named DayQuestion
Navendu Mishra
Labour — Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing increased financial support for child cancer patients and their families.
Answer
The Department has not made an assessment as it is the responsibility of National Health Service providers to ensure that the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) is appropriately utilised.If a patient, including a child cancer patient, is referred to ho...
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