Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110064

Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing levels in cancer care on waiting times for patients to receive treatment.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The development of the National Cancer Plan highlighted areas where there are higher vacancy rates in some areas of the country. The Department and NHS England will work with the royal colleges to encourage resident doctors and internal medicine trainees ...

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