Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells

(asked on 10th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to improve the level of practical support, including help at home or to getting back to work, offered to patients after a stem cell transplant.


Answered by
Jackie Doyle-Price Portrait
Jackie Doyle-Price
This question was answered on 17th October 2017

The impact of cancer continues beyond the initial treatment. Patients may experience physical, financial, social and psychological issues.

NHS England’s work in supporting the roll out of the Recovery Package for cancer patients, including those who received blood and marrow transplants, helps ensure patients have more personal care and support from the point they are diagnosed and once treatment ends.

For patients this means working with their care team to develop a comprehensive plan outlining not only their physical needs, but also other support they may need, such as help at home or financial advice. By 2020 NHS England wants all cancer patients to have access to the Recovery Package and is committed to implementing this in collaboration with charities, professionals and patients themselves.

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