£200m cancer drugs fund confirmed

The government is also launching a consultation into how the fund should be operated. It said the fund would help cancer patients get greater access to drugs that their doctor recommends for them. The fund was originally proposed when the coalition government was formalised in May, and will provide £200m a year from April 2011 to the end of 2013. A separate £50m commitment has been available from the start of October until the end of March. According to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), each drug is considered on a case-by-case basis. Generally...