Question follow-through · 57046
Carcinogens: Welding
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) training and (b) support has been introduced to help (i) GPs and (ii) other clinicians to (A) identify and (B) diagnose cancers associated with welding fume at an earlier stage since the c
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) training and (b) support has been introduced to help (i) GPs and (ii) other clinicians to (A) identify and (B) diagnose cancers associated with welding fume at an earlier stage since the c
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2025
Answer published
The training curriculum for postgraduate trainee general practitioners (GPs) is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and has to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council. Additionally, GPs are responsible for ensuring their own cl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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