Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61726
Cancer: Health Professions
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of clinical oncologists in regions with the lowest consultant-to-population ratios.
Answer
Ashley DaltonWe’re building our cancer workforce. As of February 2025, there are over 1,800 full time equivalent doctors working in the speciality of clinical oncology in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England. This is almost 150, or 8....
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