A million patients hit by delays to cancer care in last 10 months
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6DXD7)
Long waits in England for patients to see specialists, get diagnoses and start treatment
More than a million patients in England have experienced a delay in their cancer care since Rishi Sunak became prime minister 10 months ago, new NHS figures reveal.
Analysis by the House of Commons library of official waiting time performance data shows that huge numbers of people with suspected or confirmed cancer have not been able to see a specialist for the first time, get a diagnosis or start treatment within NHS target times since last October.
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