Pathology
(asked on 6th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate levels of cellular pathology staff in the NHS.
This question was answered on 14th September 2017
As of May 2017 there are 2,632 full time equivalent healthcare scientists working in the area of Cellular Sciences, which includes Cellular Pathology. The Department is committed to improving cancer services, including through investment in the diagnostic workforce. Health Education England has committed to publishing a cancer workforce plan before the end of the year.