Getting children with cancer the drugs they need

On the day David Cameron looks forward to the final leaders’ election debate, we are unveiling plans to help children suffering with cancer get access to the drugs they need.

Around 1,500 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK, and the disease claims about 300 children’s lives. But children and young people can be particularly affected by problems accessing drugs for rarer cancers.

A Conservative government will create a £200 million a year Cancer Drugs Fund – paid for from the savings the NHS will make because of our plans to stop Labour’s tax on jobs – and change the way that cancer drugs are commissioned, to make sure all the cancer drugs children need are available on the NHS.

There is a clear choice at this election: Labour, and their jobs tax that will take £200 million out of the NHS budget; or the Conservatives, who will stop the jobs tax and use the savings in the NHS budget to create a Cancer Drugs Fund.

Comments

Anonymous said…
would the answer to this issue be simply to stop paying all benefits. Use the money saved by not paying any benefits to further fund the NHS and to cut the crippling national debt. once the national debt is repayed there will be no interest bill on tax income and even more money available for our fantastic NHS. I guess im just a little tired of paying so much tax to hear the "I can't afford to go to work" line.
There is work available to anyone who is willing to work, i know, i worked as an office temp for 11 months after losing my first job of 9 years.
11:41 am
Chris Whiteside said…
The original aim of the Welfare State was to provide a safety net to help those who are sick, those who really cannot work because of their health or disability, and those who are between jobs but genuinely looking for work.

I have no wish to withdraw benefits from anyone who genuinely falls into any of those categories.

However, the welfare state was never supposed to be a lifestyle choice and should not be one now.

We do need to use every possible measure, starting with the positive ones, to encourage those who are able to work to move from welfare to work.

And yes, if someone turns down a job which they would clearly be able to do, that should include withdrawing benefits.
10:40 pm
John said…
good answer Chris, good answer, you just gained a cross beside your name on Thursday
10:36 am
Anonymous said…
Well said Chris - Work sets you Free
1:40 pm
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