Asked by: Lord Evans of Watford (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the development of degree apprenticeships in healthcare, including nursing and pharmacy.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
The Government has had discussions across a wide range of stakeholders about the development of degree apprenticeships. However, it is the role of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education along with the trailblazer group to take forward the development of any apprenticeship.
The Institute ensures that trailblazer groups are made up of a range of employers and reflective of those who employ people in the occupation, including small employers.
Asked by: Lord Evans of Watford (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England on the projected levels of investment over the next five years on new technology to treat cancer.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
The Government have already committed an additional £8 billion by 2020/21 to the National Health Service and now committed to backing the NHS in England further so that by 2019/20, it will have received an additional £2.8 billion for frontline services than previously planned over the period. This includes £335 million this winter to help trusts to increase capacity and £3.5 billion of new capital investment by 2022/23 to transform its estate and drive further efficiency savings.
In October 2016, NHS England announced a £130 million fund to modernise radiotherapy across England. Over the next two years, older Linear Accelerators radiotherapy equipment being used by hospitals will be upgraded or replaced; ensuring cancer patients have access to the latest, leading-edge technology.