Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many training places for radiology students there have been in each year since 2018, also broken down by training centre/region.
Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
The following table sets out the number of clinical radiology training places advertised and filled per year from 2017 onwards (broken down by region) as well as the overall training establishment in each year. ‘Training establishment’ is the term given to the overall number of funded places on a training programme. Please note that the 2024 recruitment cycle is currently underway and will conclude in November.
East | North | South East | West | Total no. of new trainees recruited | Overall training establishment | |
2023 | 4/4 (100%) | 5/5 (100%) | 8/8 (100%) | 19/19 (100%) | 36/36 (100%) | 192 |
2022 | 4/4 (100%) | 4/4 (100%) | 7/7 (100%) | 22/22 (100%) | 37/37 (100%) | 192 |
2021 | 3/3 (100%) | 6/6 (100%) | 8/8 (100%) | 17/17 (100%) | 34/34 (100%) | 182 |
2020 | 5/5 (100%) | 6/6/ (100%) | 11/11 (100%) | 17/17 (100%) | 39/39 (100%) | 172 |
2019 | 4/4 (100%) | 4/4 (100%) | 6/6 (100%) | 12/12 (100%) | 26/26 (100%) | 160 |
2018 | 3/3 (100%) | 6/6 (100%) | 7/7 (100%) | 19/19 (100%) | 35/35 (100%) | 149 |
2017 | 4/4 (100% | 6/6 (100%) | 4/4 (100%) | 14/14(100%) | 28/28 (100%) | 139 |
Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of trained interventional radiologists in the NHS.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
As of October 2022, there were 1,588 full-time equivalent doctors in training in the clinical radiology specialty in the National Health Service in England. This is an increase of 252, 18.9%, since 2019.
The Government funded an additional 20 Specialty Training year six (ST6) places for interventional radiologists in 2021/22 and 2022/23. These increases in the overall radiology workforce will increase the number of radiologists who can train to deliver interventional radiology and expand national capacity for the paediatric interventional radiology workforce.
To support the workforce as a whole, we have commissioned NHS England to develop a Long Term Workforce Plan, which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of healthcare professionals required in future years. The Plan is for the whole of the NHS workforce, it will not provide detailed workforce assessments for individual services.
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Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Global Radiologists Programme in filling NHS radiology vacancies.
Answered by Will Quince
No specific assessment has been made.
Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of consultant paediatric interventional radiology posts in (a) Enfield North constituency (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
‘Improving Paediatric Interventional Radiology services in the UK,’ the report published by the Royal College of Radiologists in April 2023, states that there are currently 12 dedicated consultant Paediatric Interventional Radiology posts in the UK, 7 of which are in London. No further assessments or estimates have been made by the Department. I am pleased to be meeting the Royal College of Radiologists in June to discuss their report.
Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) NHS England on increasing funding for the clinical (i) radiology and (ii) oncology workforces.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Secretary of State meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues and NHS England on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure there are an adequate number of oncologists in each region.
Answered by Will Quince
There are more doctors working in clinical oncology and more radiology doctors compared to last year. On 10 January 2023, Health Education England, now NHS England, announced that nearly 900 additional medical specialty training posts have been created for this year, including 270 in the cancer and diagnostics programme. Many of the additional posts will be specifically targeted to tackle health inequalities and ensure training places are distributed fairly to best meet patients’ needs in all parts of England.
In 2023/24, NHS England is funding an expansion of cancer and diagnostics specialists, including additional medical training places for clinical/medical oncology, radiology, histopathology, and gastroenterology.
Asked by: Greg Smith (Conservative - Buckingham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase funding for the clinical (a) radiology and (b) oncology workforce.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The work of the Long Term Workforce Plan will be used to inform future Government work on how to best meet the needs of patients and the National Health Service workforce. The Plan is for the whole of the NHS workforce, including cancer services; however, it will not provide detailed workforce assessments for individual services.
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