Nearly a third of Scottish patients referred to NHS with an urgent suspicion of the disease are waiting longer than 62-day target
Nearly a third of Scottish patients referred to NHS with an urgent suspicion of the disease are waiting longer than 62-day target
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Data reveal ‘alarming number of missed opportunities’ to save lives
The NHS has not met its cancer target on a national level since 2014
Urgently referred patients are having to wait more than 28 days to receive a cancer diagnosis, exceeding NHS England’s target…
One person is diagnosed with cancer every 80 seconds in Britain, according to Cancer Research UK
The new analysis of NHS England figures shows just three of 119 acute trusts with comparable data hit or surpassed the 85% target…
Experts say the figures are ‘unacceptable’ and urge the NHS to use a quicker and cheaper MRI scan
