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Blood Cancer: Health Professions

Commons · Question 48728 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce reliance on locum consultants in blood cancer teams at district general hospitals.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 1 May 2025

The planning guidance states that trusts should reduce their agency spend by 30% this year, and reduce bank spend by 10%. It also sets our ambition to eliminate agency use in the coming years.NHS England is investing in expanding specialty training posts ...