Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2022. It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Friday, 15 July 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Cancer: Health Professions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement of 25 April 2022 of an additional £50 million of Government funding in 2022/23 to further expand the cancer and diagnostics workforce, and to the finding set out in the Clinical oncology census report 2021 that there is a 17 per cent. clinical oncologist workforce shortfall, what proportion of that additional funding will be ringfenced for the provision of oncologist training places.

Answer: The additional funding will contribute to the expansion of postgraduate medical training for cancer-related medical professions, such as pathologists and histopathologists, clinical radiologists and oncologists. Individual budgets for each area will be determined in due course through Health Education England’s business planning process.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27673
Session: 2022-23
Related items: Cancer: Health Professions
Monday, 25 April 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Cancer Finance Health professions Training Vacancies
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk