Cancer: Children and Young People

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 28 March 2023.

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Photo of Amy Callaghan Amy Callaghan Scottish National Party, East Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Major Conditions Strategy will address the psychological needs of children, teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Photo of Amy Callaghan Amy Callaghan Scottish National Party, East Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of children and young people with cancer are met in the Major Conditions Strategy.

Photo of Helen Whately Helen Whately Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Major Conditions Strategy will look at the treatment and prevention of cancer in people of all ages, covering the patient pathway. The strategy will look at a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for cancer patients.

This Strategy will draw on previous work on cancer, including over 5,000 submissions provided to the Department as part of our Call for Evidence last year.  We will continue to work closely with stakeholders, citizens and the National Health Service in the coming weeks to identify actions for the Strategy that will have the most impact.

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