Cancer care 'inadequate' at eight in 10 NHS groups, inspections to show More than eight in 10 NHS bodies are letting down cancer patients through late diagnosis, poor survival rates and delayed treatment, official figures will reveal this week.
The first Ofsted-style ratings show that the vast majority of areas are providing substandard services, with just 14 per cent of areas receiving a positive report.
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, ordered the inspections last year in an attempt to improve the country’s record on cancer, following figures showing that the UK has the worst cancer survival rate in western Europe. The Daily Telegraph
The first Ofsted-style ratings show that the vast majority of areas are providing substandard services, with just 14 per cent of areas receiving a positive report.
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, ordered the inspections last year in an attempt to improve the country’s record on cancer, following figures showing that the UK has the worst cancer survival rate in western Europe. The Daily Telegraph
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