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<p>The Department has not made a specific assessment of the financial support available
for travel costs, energy bills, accommodation, or dietary requirements for carers
of children and young people with cancer.</p><p>The Department does not provide guidance
on the financial support available to carers of children and young people with cancer.
NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring
the healthcare needs of local communities in England are met, including ensuring that
healthcare providers inform all patients and carers, and specifically the carers of
children and young people with cancer, of the financial support available to them.</p><p>The
National Health Service in England runs schemes to provide financial assistance for
travel to a hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostics
tests, when referred by a doctor or other primary healthcare professional.</p>
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