Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of access to NHS support for sufferers of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

No specific assessment has been made by the Department at this time.

Care for children with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is co-ordinated and provided by Children’s Cancer Principal Treatment Centres (PTCs) working in conjunction with Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units. Children’s Cancer PTCs are responsible for planning and delivering treatment for children with DIPG as well as ensuring these children can access wider support services such as psychology services, specialist play services and other therapies.