AQW 3397/22-27

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 22/09/2022
Answered On Date: 03/10/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to review access to regular scans for patients who have been treated for primary breast cancer.

Answer:

A review has recently been completed on the Breast Cancer Self Directed After Care Protocol and Survivorship Pathway. This will be presented for ratification at the next Northern Ireland Cancer Network Breast Clinical Reference Group meeting 21 October 2022. The Breast Cancer Self Directed After Care Protocol and Survivorship Pathway is offered to patients who are treated with curative intent.

Access to scans currently aligns with NICE guideline 101 (NG101 Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management).