Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many missed outpatient appointments for children and young people with cancer were recorded in each of the last three years, and whether an assessment has been made of the correlation between missed appointments and the financial cost of travel for any families that have been excluded from the Young Patients Family Fund.
Scottish Government does not hold this data.
Financial assistance for attending hospital appointments, including outpatient and day treatments, is available through the patient travel reimbursement schemes. The Young Patients Family Fund is a fund to support families visiting a child or young person who is an inpatient, and does not cover outpatient appointments.