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 ...