Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114619
Cancer: Consultants
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party — Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has modelled the projected level of demand for consultant-level cancer specialists in rural, coastal and remote regions over the next 10 years.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Department will use training more directly as a lever to support improvements in operational performance, prioritising training places in trusts, often those in rural or coastal areas, where vacancy rates are higher and performance is lower. This also...
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