Meeting description: We discussed the following topics: doctors feeling undervalued; retention measures; workforce recruitment the need to focus on clinical oncologists in Scotland; international recruitment; and challenges to delivering systemic anti-cancer treatment i.e. chemotherapy. We asked the Cabinet Secretary to maintain funding for the expansion of clinical oncology training places. We also sought his support in asking the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) about the SACT capacity crisis and potential solutions. We sought to increase the number of clinical radiologists and oncologists in Scotland and improve the working lives of doctors as well as patient outcomes.
Topic label: Health