Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112701

Cancer: Health Services

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of targeted oncology training places announced in the National Cancer Plan for areas with higher vacancy rates on the expansion of the clinical a

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The recently published National Cancer Plan sets out that the National Health Service will use training places more directly as a lever to support improvements in operational performance. This includes prioritising training places in trusts, including in ...

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