Ashya’s case hit the headlines last month after his parents, Brett and Naghemeh King, took Asha – who has a brain tumour – from Southampton hospital without his doctor’s permission.
They made the decision to travel to Europe after Ashya was refused funding for proton beam radiotherapy, which targets the affected areas more directly that normal radiation treatment.
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Brett and Naghemeh were later arrested in Spain and were separated from Asha which sparked international outcry.
They were later reunited with their son after the Crown Prosecution Service revoked their arrest warrant and the family were allowed to travel to Prague, in the Czech Republic, for Ashya to receive treatment at their Proton Therapy Centre.
And tonight, it was revealed that the NHS will fund his care. In a statement, they said:
“Our thoughts are with Ashya and his family as he begins follow-on radiotherapy.
“Now that Ashya is in Prague, it is clearly best that Ashya continues to be treated uninterrupted so the NHS has agreed to fund this care, as requested by his parents, in accordance with relevant European cross-border arrangements.
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“We all join in wishing him well, and greatly hope he makes a full and successful recovery.”
It’s believed Ashya’s case had not set a precedent and that similar cases will judged individually.
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