Professor Risteárd Ó Laoide:

Within the radiation oncology programme, the systemic anti-cancer therapy, SATC, programme, the surgical centralisation programme and the rapid access clinics, work is ongoing to assess the staffing needs of the services. That work is being done by the NCCP. Workforce planning is also being done for pharmacists and nurses within the SATC programme and for oncologists and radiation therapists in the radiation oncology programme. The training of staff takes place in some of the academic institutions. The NCCP does not run training courses directly but we encourage institutions to make that kind of training available-----