{"value":{"id":1232425,"askingMemberId":3960,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-09-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-09-10T00:00:00","uin":"86637","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if a representative from his Department will meet with the blood cancer community to discuss how patient initiated follow-ups could best support patients with blood cancer, during and beyond the covid-19 outbreak.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4380,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>No immediate plans are in place to meeting with any members of the blood cancer community.</p><p>Support and information for all cancer patients, including blood cancer patients, is provided through four personalised care interventions:</p><p>- Personalised care and support planning based on holistic needs assessments;</p><p>- Health and wellbeing information and support (including nutritional advice and psychological support);</p><p>- End of treatment summaries, that provide symptom management information; and</p><p>- A Cancer Care Review with their general practitioner.</p><p>As outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan, these interventions will be implemented by 2021.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, all personalised care and support should be continuing by telephone, video, online or by post if face to face appointments and group sessions have not been possible.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Blood Cancer: Health Services","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1232425","method":"GET"}]}