Cancer: Staff

(asked on 20th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding and training opportunities are available in England to support healthcare professionals seeking to pursue non-medical practitioner qualifications in Oncology.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 25th May 2021

There are a number of clinicians who make up a multi-professional team within oncology. This includes nurses, therapeutic radiographers, healthcare scientists such as medical physicists, pharmacists, speech and language therapists and dieticians. Health Education England supports the education and training of these clinicians through clinical placements and the promotion of priority professions and routes into training. Where courses are eligible, prospective students can access funding through the Student Loans Company for their tuition fees and maintenance loan to support their studies whilst at university. In addition, for a range of courses a non-repayable grant of up to £8,000 per year is available with all students receiving a minimum of £5,000.

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