Question follow-through · 5811

Blood Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of participation in clinical trials for blood cancer; and whether he plans to take steps to increase the level of participation among underreprese

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of participation in clinical trials for blood cancer; and whether he plans to take steps to increase the level of participation among underreprese

  2. 7 Oct 2024

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  3. 8 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    No such assessment has been made. The Department-funded National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research. The NIHR supported the...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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