§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what calculations his Department has made of(a) current and (b) projected demand for cancer nursing within the NHS. [123248]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonCancer networks should work in partnership with workforce development confederations and strategic health authorities to put in place a sustainable process to assess, plan and review their workforce needs and the education and training of all staff linked to local and national priorities for cancer.
§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS cancer nurse posts are(a) pump-primed and (b) part-funded by the voluntary sector; and if he will list the voluntary sector organisations. [123251]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonMarie Curie and Macmillan Cancer Care both pump prime cancer nurse specialist posts. Information on the number of posts is not collected centrally by the Department of Health.