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Cancer: Health Services

Asked by Stuart AndrewConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 January 2026UIN 100353

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to including prehabilitation and rehabilitation as core elements of cancer treatment in the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Department is working with NHS England to support local systems to deliver effective rehabilitation and prehabilitation services. The National Cancer Plan will aim to improve how the physical and psychosocial needs of people with cancer can be met, with a focus on personalised care to improve quality of life. It will address how the experience of care can be improved for those diagnosed, treated, and living with and beyond cancer.

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