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1001953

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of cancer clinical nurse specialists in (a) England , (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	188240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:26:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

872376

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether every patient diagnosed with cancer receives support from a clinical nurse specialist; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	134290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2016 results show that 90% of respondents said that they were given the name of a clinical nurse specialist who would support them through their treatment. NHS England is working alongside Health Education England to expand the number of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and develop clear CNS competencies and routes into training. This will ensure every cancer patient has access to a CNS or other support worker by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/03/2018 13:56:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

874702

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer clinical nurse specialists were working in the NHS in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	135003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The number of cancer clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) is not routinely collected. Macmillan Cancer Support is due publish to the latest CNS census in spring 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2016 Cancer Patient Experience Survey, 90% of patients reported being given the name of a CNS who would support them through their treatment. Health Education England's first ever Cancer Workforce Plan, published in December 2017, made the commitment to support the expansion of CNSs so that every patient has access to a CNS or other support worker by 2021. This will be achieved by developing national competencies and a clear route into training.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/04/2018 15:01:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

904628

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the adequacy of the size of the cancer nursing workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	144283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever cancer workforce plan in December 2017, which commits to the expansion of capacity and skills. The Plan states that HEE will support the expansion of Cancer Nurse Specialists (CNS) by developing national competencies and a clear route into training, so that every patient has access to a CNS or other support worker by 2021. HEE will work with partners to identify and develop clear career pathways into the CNS role as part of a wider review of the contribution nurses can make to cancer.</p><p> </p><p>A more detailed report on nursing and cancer using learning from the recently published Macmillan Specialist Adult Cancer Nurse Census will be contained in phase 2 of the cancer workforce strategy, which will be published by HEE for consultation in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/05/2018 15:35:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

931432

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many specialist teenage and young adult cancer nurses there were in the NHS in (a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	157847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2018 11:25:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1129080

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Harding review will address the shortage of clinical nurse specialists for people undergoing cancer treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	259198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan set out that by 2021, where appropriate, every person diagnosed with cancer will have access to personalised care, including needs assessment, a care plan and health and wellbeing information and support. All patients, including those with secondary cancers, will have access to the right expertise and support, including a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) or other support worker.</p><p>In the 2017 Cancer Patient Experience Survey, 91% of patients reported having access to a CNS.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:27:13 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

458525

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer clinical nurse specialists were working in the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	30224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The number of cancer clinical nurse specialists working in the National Health Service is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local NHS organisations with their knowledge of the healthcare needs of their local population to invest in training for specialist skills and to deploy specialist nurses.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/03/2016 11:20:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

524992

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will ensure that enough nurses in future train to be clinical nurse specialists for (a) cancer, (b) breast cancer and (c) secondary breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	40560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has supported the development of a range of specialist roles within nursing, such as cancer clinical specialist nurses. These roles are specialist post-registration qualifications which are attained through additional Continuing Professional Development training.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, it is ultimately the responsibility of National Health Service trusts, working with their clinical commissioning groups, to ensure they have sufficient staff on their wards with the right skills to treat patients in their care and are responsible for investing in training for cancer specialist nursing skills and for employing cancer specialist nurses.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the Five Year Forward View, an independent Cancer Taskforce was set up to develop a new five-year strategy for cancer. Health Education England has representation on the National Cancer Transformation Board responsible for the implementation of the Taskforce’s report, and will be working in partnership with NHS England and a range of professional bodies to develop a shared vision and strategy for the cancer workforce.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/06/2016 14:07:25 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders