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It should be noted that the 2018 data is published but includes three months of provisional data, so could be subject to slight adjustment.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Patients receiving first treatment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,396<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>259,853<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,437<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>271,662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>279,887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>285,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>295,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,058<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,459,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England holds data in relation to specialised commissioning spend that will contribute to the overall spend, from 2013/14 onwards. The financial values have been consolidated through the use of NPoC (National Programme of Care) codes and are taken from our annual spend analysis exercise. This exercise uses Provider Aggregate Contract Monitoring as the basis for the data; where this data is incomplete hubs will apportion / estimate any missing values. The costs for chemotherapy and specialised cancer surgery have been combined for 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NPoC<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B01 - Radiotherapy<\/p><\/td><td><p>340.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>315.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>368.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>425.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>390.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B02 - Chemotherapy<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1,730.8<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>2,305.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,417.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,858.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,014.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B03 - Specialised cancer surgery<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,071.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>806.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,240.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B04 - Specialised cancer diagnostics<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>98.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B05 - Children and young adult cancer services<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>94.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>121.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,207.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,781.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,291.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,923.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, as a further indication toward total spend, NHS Improvement estimates the total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for providing oncological treatment as follows.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated total cost (£ million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,801<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,864<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,955<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The data source for the table is from reference costs, which are the average unit costs to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients. Cost data provided includes:<\/p><p>- Those that relate to the following treatment function code (TFC):<\/p><p>- 260 - Paediatric medical oncology<\/p><p>- 370 - Medical oncology<\/p><p>- 503 - Gynaecological oncology<\/p><p>- 800 - Clinical oncology (previously radiotherapy);<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- Cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings;<\/p><p>- Chemotherapy and radiotherapy services; and<\/p><p>- Cancer related community health services.<\/p><p>This may not cover all costs associated with oncology. There are areas related to oncology where the costs cannot be identified. These would include:<\/p><p>- Homecare drugs;<\/p><p>- Diagnostic imaging; and<\/p><p>- Other cancer related health resource groups (HRGs) in other TFCs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are no primary care costs included within the data.<\/p><p>Data on the number of IT systems used within oncology treatment in the NHS is not available.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many oncology patients have been registered to receive treatment through the NHS in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104693/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The latest NHS Digital workforce statistics show that as at 30 December 2018 there are 1,317 doctors with a speciality in clinical oncology and 985 doctors with a speciality in medical oncology. The figures include all doctors working in the specialty of oncology such as consultants, associate specialists, specialty doctors, doctors in training etc.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The latest NHS Digital workforce statistics show that as at 30 December 2018 there are 2,093 nurses who work in an area of \u2018clinical oncology\u2019 and 1,237 nurses who work in an area of \u2018medical oncology\u2019. This data represents nurses who are working in services related to oncology, rather than nurses with specialist training in oncology.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104694/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England holds data in relation to the number of people starting definitive cancer treatment in each year from 2010. This includes people who have received their first cancer treatment in that year, which includes all types of cancer treatment and not just oncological treatments (chemotherapy and radiotherapy).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of people receiving their first treatment for cancer each year has risen significantly each year since 2010. It should be noted that the 2018 data is published but includes three months of provisional data, so could be subject to slight adjustment.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Patients receiving first treatment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,396<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>259,853<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,437<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>271,662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>279,887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>285,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>295,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,058<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,459,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England holds data in relation to specialised commissioning spend that will contribute to the overall spend, from 2013/14 onwards. The financial values have been consolidated through the use of NPoC (National Programme of Care) codes and are taken from our annual spend analysis exercise. This exercise uses Provider Aggregate Contract Monitoring as the basis for the data; where this data is incomplete hubs will apportion / estimate any missing values. The costs for chemotherapy and specialised cancer surgery have been combined for 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NPoC<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B01 - Radiotherapy<\/p><\/td><td><p>340.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>315.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>368.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>425.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>390.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B02 - Chemotherapy<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1,730.8<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>2,305.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,417.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,858.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,014.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B03 - Specialised cancer surgery<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,071.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>806.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,240.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B04 - Specialised cancer diagnostics<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>98.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B05 - Children and young adult cancer services<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>94.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>121.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,207.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,781.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,291.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,923.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, as a further indication toward total spend, NHS Improvement estimates the total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for providing oncological treatment as follows.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated total cost (£ million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,801<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,864<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,955<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The data source for the table is from reference costs, which are the average unit costs to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients. Cost data provided includes:<\/p><p>- Those that relate to the following treatment function code (TFC):<\/p><p>- 260 - Paediatric medical oncology<\/p><p>- 370 - Medical oncology<\/p><p>- 503 - Gynaecological oncology<\/p><p>- 800 - Clinical oncology (previously radiotherapy);<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- Cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings;<\/p><p>- Chemotherapy and radiotherapy services; and<\/p><p>- Cancer related community health services.<\/p><p>This may not cover all costs associated with oncology. There are areas related to oncology where the costs cannot be identified. These would include:<\/p><p>- Homecare drugs;<\/p><p>- Diagnostic imaging; and<\/p><p>- Other cancer related health resource groups (HRGs) in other TFCs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are no primary care costs included within the data.<\/p><p>Data on the number of IT systems used within oncology treatment in the NHS is not available.<\/p>"}
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