Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112033

Cancer: Pathology

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that there will be enough pathologists to support the Plan’s delivery.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The National Cancer Plan sets out how we will strengthen the cancer workforce, including for diagnostics, such as pathology. The plan sets out sustainable workforce growth, focused not on simply expanding numbers but on ensuring staff are properly trained...

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