Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to work with (a) the NHS and (b) other stakeholders to help improve the prognoses of people living with metastasized lung cancer.

The Department and NHS England meet regularly to discuss a wide range of issues regarding cancer. The Department's ministers and officials also frequently meet with key stakeholders within the cancer community.

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops, and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme, on behalf of NHS England, Wales, and other devolved administrations. The programme includes 10 funded cancer audits, including in lung cancer, which were established in 2004. The audit aims to improve standards across the National Health Service for patients with lung cancer.

The NHS Long Term Plan states that, where appropriate, every person diagnosed with cancer will have access to personalised care, including needs assessment, a care plan, and health and wellbeing information and support. This is being delivered in line with the NHS Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care, empowering people to manage their care and the impact of their cancer, and maximise the potential of digital and community-based support. Every patient with cancer is getting a full assessment of their needs, an individual care plan, and information and support for their wider health and wellbeing.