Yesterday, our President Dr Stephen Harden met with Stuart Andrew, the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. We discussed the role our specialties play in diagnosis and care, workforce pressures, waiting times, AI, advances in IR and more 🗣️

Thank you Grahame Morris for highlighting the impact of NHS recruitment freezes in parliament yesterday. Hiring bans in cancer centres have more than doubled in the last year. The government must act now or risk widening inequalities in access to life-saving care.

Our new data shows that the number of NHS radiology departments and cancer centres imposing recruitment freezes on consultants doubled in the past year ❌ Read more in @bmj.com ⬇️ https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj.s272

Recruitment freezes in NHS cancer centres and radiology departments doubled in 2025, according to RCR census data 📈 Our President, Dr Stephen Harden, told @theguardian.com that this shortsighted measure undermines government plans: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

We're pleased to see the National Cancer Plan reflect our priorities, including the radical reform of inefficient multidisciplinary team meetings. Our vice-president for clinical oncology, Dr Nicky Thorp, shares her initial thoughts 🔽 www.rcr.ac.uk/news-policy/... #WorldCancerDay