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…
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
Figures branded a ‘national tragedy’ as SNP blamed for NHS ‘crisis’
