Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Blood Cancer: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with blood cancer (a) charities, (b) academic institutions and (c) professional bodies to improve recruitment and retention in the blood cancer workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective car...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) mental health and (b) emotional wellbeing of the blood cancer workforce.
Answer: It is important that all National Health Service staff are able to work in a supportive and inclusive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing.Employers across the NHS have their own arrangements in place for supporting their staff, includi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the retention of blood cancer clinical expertise following the merger of NHS England with his Department.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead the formation of a new joint centre. As we work to bring the two organisations together, we will ensure that we conti...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on locum consultants in blood cancer teams at district general hospitals.
Answer: The planning guidance states that trusts should reduce their agency spend by 30% this year, and reduce bank spend by 10%. It also sets our ambition to eliminate agency use in the coming years.NHS England is investing in expanding specialty training posts ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) haematologists and (b) haemato-oncologists work in the NHS; and what the target numbers are for those professions.
Answer: As of January 2025, there are 2,181 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in the specialty of haematology across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes 1,025 FTE consultant haematologists.The Department do...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) trainee and (b) newly qualified healthcare professionals to specialise in blood cancer.
Answer: We will publish a refreshed Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and treat patients on time again.We will ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will take steps to increase the number of clinical academics dedicated to blood cancer research.
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan will be published this year, following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. We are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will ensure that cancer patients across En...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to ensure people diagnosed with blood cancer have access to a Clinical Nurse Specialist (a) after diagnosis and (b) during treatment.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Cancer Plan will include healthcare professionals working in blood cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on increasing the number of blood cancer (i) nurses and (ii) doctors over the next 10 years.
Answer: The Department is committed to developing a skilled blood cancer workforce, including nurses and doctors, so that patients receive care from the right professionals, at the right time, and in the right place. A refreshed Workforce Plan will be published l...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Cancer Plan with include consultation with blood cancer (a) consultant haematologists, (b) clinical nurse specialists and (c) other staff.
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation, including with blood cancer professionals and staff, whilst developing the...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that radiotherapy treatment meets NHS cancer waiting times.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer outcomes and reducing waiting times for treatment for patients across the country, including for patients in Wokingham.To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, the Departm...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate further funding for new radiotherapy LINAC machines.
Answer: The Government allocated £70 million for the replacement of ageing radiotherapy machines. There are no plans at this stage to allocate further central funding for this. Responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines continues to sit with local ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many LINAC machines are (a) currently within the recommended lifespan and (b) beyond the recommended lifespan.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on how many radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each National Health Service trust.The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by N...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of radiotherapy on cancer outcomes in (a) Wokingham constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer outcomes and reducing waiting times for treatment for patients across the country, including for patients in Wokingham.To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, the Departm...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional inequalities in access to radiotherapy.
Answer: To help to address regional inequalities in access to radiotherapy, the Department has allocated £70 million of funding for 28 new radiotherapy machines to trusts across the country, to replace outdated machines.Reducing inequalities is a priority for the...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines.
Answer: There are currently no plans to have a rolling replacement programme for out-of-date radiotherapy machines. Responsibility for funding replacement machines lies with local systems.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024, how many hospital trusts were given funding for (a) new radiotherapy machines and (b) replacing out-of-date radiotherapy machines.
Answer: 28 trusts submitted applications for funding, and each trust has been awarded funding to replace one machine. For further information, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills on 7 April 2025 to Question 4...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS Trusts that are using LINAC machines that are beyond their recommended lifespan.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on how many radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each National Health Service trust.The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by N...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include provisions for radiotherapy cancer treatment in the upcoming National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan (NCP) will be published this year, following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. We are now in discussions about what form it should take, including how we will ensure that cancer patients acr...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Food Standards Agency and (c) other stakeholders on the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The department engages regularly with the Food Standards Agency and other stakeholders on a range of topics, including trade. Nobody wants a trade war, and our fo...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, what the cost was of each machine.
Answer: Specific information relating to which machines were purchased, including the supplier and the cost, is considered commercially sensitive, and as such will not be made public.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 41043 on Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment, what devices have been purchased; and from which companies they have been purchased.
Answer: Specific information relating to which machines were purchased, including the supplier and the cost, is considered commercially sensitive, and as such will not be made public.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national cancer strategy will include commitments to improve outcomes for (a) acute myeloid leukaemia and (b) other rare and less common cancers.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will seek to improve the experience and outcomes for people with rarer and less common cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia. The plan will include further details on how we will improve outcomes, as well as speeding up diagn...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46409More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the use of the Transformation Fund to reform palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: The Spending Review is underway and details will be announced on 11th June. As part of the Spring Statement, Government announced a £3.25bn Transformation Fund to drive efficiencies across government and save money later in the Parliament and set out how ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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