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Cancer: Medical Treatments

Asked by Ian LaveryLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 129106

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to proton beam therapy and other highly specialised cancer treatments.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The National Cancer Plan sets out how every patient will have access to top-quality care through a new approach to quality and by providing more patients with access to specialist treatment centres. We will ensure that every patient, regardless of their postcode, has access to more personalised and more effective treatments.

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