Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114620

Cancer: Consultants

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to action 25 of the National Cancer Plan, what factors will be used to prioritise locations for new training places; and if he will consider the potential merits of using a formula t

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The 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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