Cancer: Medical Treatments and Research
(asked on 7th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Government has spent on cancer (a) research and (b) treatment in each of the last five years.
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR expenditure on cancer is shown in the following table. Figures for 2017/18 are being finalised. The Government also funds cancer research via other routes including the Medical Research Council.
Financial year | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
NIHR expenditure on cancer | £133.2 million | £129.9 million | £134.7 million | £142.4 million | £136.8 million |
NHS England has provided the following information in relation to cancer treatment:
The following table shows specialised commissioning treatment costs only.
| Specialised Services Expenditure | |||
| 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
Service | £ million | £ million | £ million | £ million |
Cancer services adult | 2,128.0 | 2,687.4 | 2,935.2 | 3,167.8 |
Cancer services child | 79.0 | 94.0 | 121.9 | 124.1 |
Total cancer spend | 2,207.0 | 2,781.4 | 3,057.1 | 3,291.9 |
The following table below shows aggregate clinical commissioning group expenditure on cancers and tumours.
Financial Year | Expenditure (£000s) |
2013/14 | 2,817,641 |
2014/15 | 2,596,207 |
2015/16 | 2,756,913 |
2016/17 | 2,629,324 |
2017/18 | Available end 2018 |