Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many radiotherapy specialists have been recruited since May 2016; where they have been placed, and by what date it will meet its pledge to recruit an extra 100 specialists.
Exact plans for where, when and the range of disciplines that will make up this figure will depend on radiotherapy demand and capacity plans and delivery over the next five years as part of the implementation of the Scottish cancer strategy. Our Radiotherapy Sub-Group is now up and running and will make investment recommendations across the Scottish radiotherapy service.