Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which patient groups did NHS England consult before the decision was taken to remove 25 treatments from the Cancer Drugs Fund.

The national Cancer Drugs Fund Panel followed NHS England’s Standard Operating Procedures for the Cancer Drugs Fund during the process of decision making. The Panel includes members from patient groups. In accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures, delegated members of the panel met with patient groups this week to explain the panel’s decisions.