What are the Welsh Government’s plans for expanding the provision of children’s oncology services in north Wales?
The commissioning of paediatric oncology in North Wales is a matter for the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Services for children and young people’s cancer are provided via principal treatment centres (PTCs) to ensure teams have the required specialist skills and case numbers to deliver high standards of care.
More information is available at: whssc.nhs.wales/commissioning/whssc-policies/cancer/services-for-children-with-cancer-service-specification-ss86-december-2024/
The PTC for North Wales is provided by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with outreach at three satellite paediatric oncology shared care units across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Joint Commissioning Committee also commissions high energy proton beam therapy from the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.