Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Thursday, 25 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Cancer: Diagnosis
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle staff shortages in the cancer diagnostic workforce.
- Answer
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The Spending Review 2020 provided £260 million to continue to increase the National Health Service workforce and support commitments made in the NHS Long Term Plan. This included £52 million in 2021/22 for Health Education England to further invest in the cancer and diagnostics workforce, increasing the number of clinical endoscopists and training more radiographers in image interpretation and reporting. As of August 2021, there are an additional 4% of doctors working in clinical oncology and a further 5% working in radiology since August 2020.
Following the outcome of Spending Review 2021, plans for individual budgets for 2022/23 to 2024/25, including for training and recruiting diagnostic staff and wider cancer workforce, will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 82032
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Cancer Diagnosis Vacancies
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- 2021-11-30 16:28:16 +0000
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