Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48727

Blood Cancer: Health Professions

Tabled: 28 April 2025

Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) haematologists and (b) haemato-oncologists work in the NHS; and what the target numbers are for those professions.

Answer

Karin Smyth

As of January 2025, there are 2,181 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in the specialty of haematology across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes 1,025 FTE consultant haematologists.The Department do...

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