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Written Question

Breast Cancer

Wednesday 2nd November 2016

Asked by: Simon Burns (Conservative - Chelmsford)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of breast radiologist posts were unfilled in each of the last five years for which data is available.

Answered by Philip Dunne

The Department does not collect this information.

National Health Service organisations are best placed to decide how many staff they employ tailoring services to meet the needs of their patients and local communities, to deliver safe care.

Health Education England is responsible for ensuring a secure workforce supply that reflects the needs of local service users, providers and commissioners of healthcare. As part of the investment planning process, clinical radiologists have been prioritised with plans to increase training posts by 32 to 1,144 for 2016-17 recruitment.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Oct 2016
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill

"As any constituency MP will know, the pressures on the NHS grow year in, year out, partly because of our ageing population and partly because of developments in medical procedures—advanced drugs that can help to overcome illness, to continue a patient’s recovery or to stabilise their condition. That is why …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Oct 2016
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for sharing that information.

Equally important, the Bill will improve and enhance information collection so that we are better informed on a more consistent basis. That will ensure a better basis for assessing whether the supply chain as a whole, or a specific …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Oct 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What estimate his Department has made of the amount accrued to the public purse from efficiency savings in the NHS since May 2010. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Oct 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"As Members would imagine, I warmly welcome that answer from the Minister. Would he confirm that those savings were achieved through greater efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of care and by cutting waste in the NHS that occurred between 2002 and 2007? Can he confirm that the benefit of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Sep 2016
NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans

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