NHS delivers record number of lifesaving cancer checks as long waits for care continue to fall

NHS delivers record number of lifesaving cancer checks as long waits for care continue to fall More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show today.

Over a quarter of a million people (255,055) were checked following an urgent GP referral in August – the highest number since records began. NHS England