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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2017. It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Cancer

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Health Education England on the level of its baseline cancer workforce; and whether that body has developed a system-wide action plan to address capacity issues.

Answer

Working with partner organisations on the National Cancer Transformation Board, including the Department, Health Education England will publish a cancer workforce plan later this year which will set out the future cancer workforce requirements for the National Health Service and what can be done to achieve them.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71055
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Cancer Staff Health Education England
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk