AN MP is supporting a campaign to ensure that money for cancer treatment is well spent.
Gerry Steinberg, MP for Durham City, has pledged to support the Get It Spent Where It's Meant campaign by Macmillan Cancer Relief.
He is among more than 70 MPs from all parties who have promised to use their influence to help ensure that the new three-year NHS budgets deliver quality cancer services.
Mr Steinberg has written to the Strategic Health Authority asking what is being done to strengthen the system for tracking cancer money.
He believes this is crucial for making sure resources reach cancer services and make the most difference to sufferers' quality of life.
Mr Steinberg said: "Macmillan's Get It Spent Where It's Meant campaign is important because it is about helping to improve further the cancer services here in Durham.
"Greater transparency in how we track resources is in everyone's interest.
"I want the information so that I can help spread the good news story and where necessary, work with people living with cancer and the NHS to make our local cancer services even better."
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