Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108036

Breast Cancer: Nurses

Tabled: 23 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients with secondary breast cancer have a clinical nurse specialist allocated to them.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
In 2024/25, approximately 8,000 people received training to either enter the cancer and diagnostics workforce or to develop in their roles. As part of this, over 1,600 people were on apprenticeship courses, with over 270 additional medical specialty train...

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