Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 11 November 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with representatives of the Teenage Cancer Trust to discuss steps on improving diagnosis rates for cancer in young patients.
No meetings are currently scheduled.
The NHS Long Term Plan includes a number of commitments for improving the outcomes and experience of children, teenagers and young adults with cancer.
The revised service specifications outline how NHS England plan to deliver these commitments which includes implementing networked care, simplifying pathways and transitions between services, ensuring that every patient has access to specialist care and by increasing participation in clinical research.
It is expected that each network will agree the configuration of services within the first 12 months of publication.
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