Question follow-through · 9695
Radiology: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS (a) radiologists and (b) oncologists.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS (a) radiologists and (b) oncologists.
22 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
We are committed to training the staff we need, including radiologists and oncologists, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places meets the d...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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