Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28635

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of hospital beds for teenagers and young adults undergoing cancer treatment.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Cancer treatment for teenagers and young adults is complex and intensive, with many patients requiring a high level of support. As a result, and as set out in NHS England's service specifications, hospitals providing specialist cancer services for teenage...

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