Endoscopy

(asked on 18th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals for a national endoscopy strategy.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 24th July 2017

Our strategic plan for addressing increased demand for endoscopic procedures is being addressed through the delivery of NHS England’s Cancer Strategy. To support delivery of endoscopic services and the Secretary of State for Health’s commitment of an additional 200 clinical endoscopists by 2018, Health Education England has launched an accelerated training programme for clinical endoscopists (formally non-medical endoscopists) to carry out low risk, high volume procedures that previously were carried out by doctors.

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