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<p>Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in
December 2017, which commits to the expansion of capacity and skills including an
ambition to increase improved working practices, attracting qualified people back
to the National Health Service through domestic and international recruitment. This
included 94 full time equivalent additional histopathologists to support an increase
in the capacity for earlier diagnosis. Following the commitment to lower the bowel
screening age to 50 and roll out the Faecal Immunology Test, HEE has been engaging
with stakeholders to ensure that the cancer workforce, including histopathologists,
is sufficient for future cancer services.</p>
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