What assessment has the Welsh Government made of Young Lives vs Cancer’s proposed model for a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund, including the estimated cost of establishing a fund, and what consideration it has given to implementing the organisation’s recommendations to support young cancer patients under 25 with travel costs?
This announcement applies to England only.
There is an existing all-Wales means-tested scheme for people to recover their travel costs for accessing consultant-led treatment, irrespective of the clinical condition. This scheme applies to people in Wales who need to travel to England to receive treatment.
The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust provides a non-emergency patient transport service for people to attend oncology appointments if they are unable to make their own way.