Jane Hunt MP asked:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 46 of Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer 2015-2020, what proportion of metastatic breast cancer patients have received a holistic needs assessment.
Jo Churchill MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, responded:
The NHS Long Term Plan, set a clear ambition that where appropriate every person diagnosed with cancer, including those with secondary cancers, should have access to personalised care by 2021, which includes the holistic needs assessment.
The latest public data from December 2019 show that 94% of trusts offered personalised care and supporting planning for breast cancer patients.
