Written question WQ84395

Asked by: Andrew RT DaviesConservativeMember for South Wales Central
To be answered by: Minister for Health and Social Services
Tabled: 31 January 2022
Due: 7 February 2022
Answered: 10 February 2022
Time to answer: 10 days3 days after the due date

Question

How many people have been treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in Wales, and how many have been referred to England, in each year since 2017?

Answer

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services

The Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) is responsible for commissioning Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy on behalf of health boards in Wales. Its commissioning policies can be found at:

https://whssc.nhs.wales/commissioning/whssc-policies/cancer/hyperthermic-intraperitoneal-chemotherapy-hipec-and-cytoreductive-surgery-for-treatment-of-pseudomyxoma-peritonei-commissioning-policy-cp02-september-2015/

https://whssc.nhs.wales/commissioning/whssc-policies/cancer/cytoreductive-surgery-with-hyperthermic-intraperitoneal-chemotherapy-for-peritoneal-carcinomatosis-and-pseudomyxoma-peritonei-policy-position-statement-pp90-september-2015/

The Welsh Government does not routinely collect data on the number of patients referred for this technique. The technique is not available in Wales.