Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53134

Cancer: Children and Young People

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Bambos Charalambous

LabourSouthgate and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the distances travelled and (b) costs incurred by children and young people travelling to principle treatment centres in London; and what assessment h

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department of Health and Social Care 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 health...

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