Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50333

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme: Cancer

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of children and young people with cancer and their families are successfully claiming travel costs from the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme; and what assessment he has m

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Department 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 healthcare needs of their local ...

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