Blood Cancer: Health Professions
Commons · Question 48727 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) haematologists and (b) haemato-oncologists work in the NHS; and what the target numbers are for those professions.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 May 2025
As of January 2025, there are 2,181 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in the specialty of haematology across National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This includes 1,025 FTE consultant haematologists.The Department do...