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Radiology: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of radiologists working in the NHS in (a) England and (b) Tunbridge Wells Hospital; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of radiologists workin
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 33 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of radiologists working in the NHS in (a) England and (b) Tunbridge Wells Hospital; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of radiologists workin
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
Data published by NHS England shows that as of December 2024, there are 3,998 full-time equivalent (FTE) consultants in the speciality of clinical radiology employed in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England. Of these, ther...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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IVF: LGBT+ People
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Injuries: Health Services
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of wound care, in the context of the disbandment of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme in March 2025.
Hearing Impairment: Health Services
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to NHS services for deaf people.
Coeliac Disease: Health Services
12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review regional differences in the (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) ongoing care for people with coeliac disease across NHS services in England.
Ambulance Services: Tunbridge Wells
10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve ambulance response times in Tunbridge Wells.
Dermatology: Kent
18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of patients waiting longer than the Kent Integrated Dermatology Service's four week deadline for issuing biopsy results, in each of the last six months.
Members: Correspondence
14 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on coroners holding inquests into stillbirths, dated 6 June 2025.
Maternity Services: Inquiries
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Members: Correspondence
9 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Minister for Secondary Care plans to respond to the correspondence of 28 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on the Dashboard for Accelerated Discharge.
Nurses: Recruitment
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Nurses: Recruitment
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