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NHS to fund Ashya King's treatment in Czech Republic

The NHS is to pay for five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King's proton beam therapy treatment in the Czech Republic.

His parents Brett and Naghemeh King sparked an international police hunt after they took their son out of Southampton General Hospital and travelled to Prague for the treatment which was not available for him on the NHS.

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Ashya King arrives at Proton Therapy Centre

Ashya King arriving at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague. Credit: Reuters

Ashya King has arrived at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague for his first consultation.

He was admitted to University Hospital Motol in the Czech capital, but arrived at the proton centre this morning via ambulance.

The centre has previously said: "Little Ashya is coming to PTC on September 9 at 8am for the first consultation and examination."

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