Radiotherapy
(asked on 2nd March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for proton beam therapy the NHS approved in each year since 2010; and what proportion of those applications were for child cancer patients.
The number of patients who had applications approved for proton beam therapy (PBT) since 2010, including the proportion for children, is shown in the following table.
Paediatric | Total approved | Proportion for children | |
2009-10 | 8 | 20 | 40% |
2010-11 | 30 | 50 | 60% |
2011-12 | 66 | 79 | 84% |
2012-13 | 83 | 99 | 84% |
2013-14 | 103 | 124 | 83% |
The amount spent on PBT treatment from April to August 2014 was £4.87 million. From August 2014 to January 2015 the amount was £4.72 million.
The number of patients who had applications declined for PBT since 2010, including the proportion for children, is shown in the following table.
Paediatric | Total declined | Proportion for children | |
2009-10 | 10 | 24 | 42% |
2010-11 | 4 | 18 | 22% |
2011-12 | 15 | 39 | 38% |
2012-13 | 7 | 20 | 35% |
2013-14 | 10 | 22 | 45% |