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<p>We have provided £52 million in 2021/22 for Health Education England to invest
in the cancer and diagnostics workforce, including offering training grants for 250
nurses wishing to become cancer clinical nurse specialists and for an additional 100
nurses wishing to become chemotherapy nurses. Following the Spending Review in 2021,
individual budgets for 2022/23 to 2024/25, including for training the cancer workforce,
will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course.</p><p>The
NHS People Plan includes a programme to retain staff through prioritising health and
wellbeing. All staff have access to resources such as health and wellbeing apps, a
helpline and text service and 40 mental health hubs. The NHS Retention Programme is
also targeting interventions to support staff to stay in the profession.</p>
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