Can You Get Proton Beam Therapy On The Nhs

The guardian 30 january 2016.

Can you get proton beam therapy on the nhs.

Some people who need this treatment may be able to have it abroad. So ashya s parents were right. Mail online 30 january 2016. Proton beam therapy pbt has been offered overseas to nhs patients who are eligible for treatment in england since 2008 in a programme that has to date supported over 1 000 patients.

Yes proton beam therapy is available in the rutherford cancer centres privately and via the nhs in wales by referral. Proton beam therapy for children teenagers and young adults in the treatment of malignant and non malignant tumours. Proton beam cancer therapy that forced family to go on the run to spain because they couldn t get it on the nhs is as good as chemotherapy and has fewer side effects. You can also be referred as an nhs patient to the rutherford south wales centre for proton beam therapy.

You can find out more on their website. Two nhs centres will provide high energy proton beam therapy in the uk the christie nhs foundation trust manchester and university college london hospital uclh nhs foundation trust. The christie nhs proton beam therapy centre opened in autumn 2018 and the first patient was treated in december 2018. No these decisions are made by nhs england based on the best available evidence on the effectiveness of proton beam therapy for specific types of cancer.

If you have questions about whether you might benefit from proton beam therapy you should speak to your local clinical oncologist in the first instance as the christie can t advise directly on individual cases. Since 2018 the service has been available from the christie nhs foundation trust manchester. The rutherford cancer centre network includes state of the art treatment centres in the north east north west and thames valley in england and another centre in south wales. A new service is also expected to begin in summer 2020 at university college london hospital london.

Proton beam therapy has been on offer for eligible patients since 2009 in america and germany.