Cancer Therapies Access - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:08 pm on 6 February 2023.

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Photo of Lord Evans of Rainow Lord Evans of Rainow Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) 3:08, 6 February 2023

My Lords, NHS England commissions selective internal radiation therapy as a treatment of choice for patients with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in accordance with technology appraisals and metastatic colorectal cancer in accordance with the NHS England clinical commissioning policy. It should be noted that the market engagement and prior information notice process permitted any NHS trust that hosts a specialist liver service and multidisciplinary team to put themselves forward, either independently or in partnership with other NHS trusts.