Friday 13 September 2019

Cancer patients left in the dark because nurses are 'insanely overloaded'

Cancer patients left in the dark because nurses are 'insanely overloaded'  Cancer patients are being left in the dark over results because nurses are "insanely overloaded", a new report warns. Polling by Macmillan Cancer Support found almost half of specialist nurses said their high workload was negatively affecting patient care.
Cancer patients said they had been left with “no idea” when they would get the results of scans to monitor for a relapse, because staff were too busy to attend to them. The charity's study found the cancer workforce is stretched, with around one in 10 specialist nurse posts vacant in some regions. The Telegraph

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