Diagnostics and Cancer Care in NHS Wales: A Workforce and Policy Review

Instead, LHBs and Welsh NHS TrustsWales 2023 Workforce and Policy Review 2 receive a block of funding based on their populations, rather than the payment scheme (tariff system) in NHS England. [...] Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent body responsible for inspecting and regulating NHS Wales. It has fewer powers to intervene directly than the Care Quality Commission does in England. [...] By contrast the number of people waiting for over 8 weeks in North and West Wales has been decreasing annually since 2020. [...] Wales 2023 Workforce and Policy Review 7 The table below shows the number of training places and fill rates for clinical radiology and clinical oncology in NHS Wales from 2022-24. No. [...] Wales 2023 Workforce and Policy Review 8 Welsh Government and NHS Wales policies Welsh Labour The 2021 Welsh Labour manifestoxi outlines their achievements in government and their commitments for the 2021-26 session of the Senedd. [...] Wales 2023 Workforce and Policy Review 9 RCR analysis of NHS Wales diagnostics and cancer plans The RCR welcomes the ambition shown in NHS Wales’ plans to focus on the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer. [...] We therefore welcome NHS Wales’ recognition of the need to build capacity in the workforce, and that recent years have seen consistent rises in training places for radiology and oncology. [...] We welcome the recent expansions to oncology and radiology training places in Wales announced by HEIW. [...] The Welsh Government and NHS Wales should commit to further expansions of the clinical oncology and clinical radiology training places in future HEIW education and training plans, to progressively close the gap between the forecast workforce and the forecast workforce shortfalls. 2. [...] The Committee assists the RCR in providing advice to NHS Wales, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in Wales and the Welsh Government.