Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the management of pain, including the use of fentanyl, for cancer patients.

NHS England is committed to transforming cancer services across the country and ensuring every patient has access to the care and treatment they need. The management of pain through drugs such as fentanyl is a clinical decision and should be considered on an individual basis, in line with patients’ clinical needs and in line with guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.