Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5806

Blood Cancer

Tabled: 12 September 2024

Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with NHS England to develop (a) modelling of the blood cancer care workforce and (b) national standards for staffing and facilities.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Information on the number of blood cancer clinical nurse specialists employed in the National Health Service, and the number of vacant posts, is not held centrally.The NHS has been facing chronic workforce shortages for years, and we have to be honest tha...

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