Cancer: Social Security Benefits

(asked on 24th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to ensure that the holistic needs of cancer patients are identified and addressed within the benefits system.


Answered by
Seema Kennedy Portrait
Seema Kennedy
This question was answered on 3rd May 2019

There are regular discussions with Cabinet ministers on a wide range of subjects.

As described in the NHS Long Term Plan, personalised care and support planning is being rolled out across the country, based upon the completion of holistic needs assessment and provision of ongoing support to self-manage their health and wellbeing. This will help ensure that the patient is signposted or referred to community support, including information on financial matters, such as benefits, and psychological support.

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