Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48728

Blood Cancer: Health Professions

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on locum consultants in blood cancer teams at district general hospitals.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The planning guidance states that trusts should reduce their agency spend by 30% this year, and reduce bank spend by 10%. It also sets our ambition to eliminate agency use in the coming years.NHS England is investing in expanding specialty training posts ...

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