NHS lacks enough staff and equipment to give adequate cancer care, says survey

NHS lacks enough staff and equipment to give adequate cancer care, says survey The NHS has too few staff and not enough equipment to give people the cancer care they deserve, a poll has found.

The YouGov survey of almost 2,500 adults for Cancer Research UK found 75% of people agreed with the statement: “I don’t think the health service has enough staff or equipment to see, test and treat all the people with cancer who need to be seen, tested and treated.”

Of those who have had cancer, 76% agreed. The Independent

See also:

• NHS ‘understaffed and underequipped’ to tackle cancer, say 3 in 4 people Cancer Research UK