Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71750

Doctors: Cancer and Radiology

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) recruit, (b) train and (c) retain (i) radiologists and (ii) clinical oncologists.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places, including for radiology and clinical oncology, meets the demands of the National Health Service in the future. Over the next three years, we will create 1,000 new specialty training plac...

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