Friday, 27 April 2018

Leaked NHS documents reveal a large backlog of unreported scans

Leaked NHS documents reveal a large backlog of unreported scans Hospitals have reported a surge in the number of patients waiting for the results of X-rays and scans, leaked documents show.

On average, there were 2,800 'unreported' scans per NHS trust at the end of the 2016-17 year, an increase of 130 per cent.

But experts warn the true situation could be 'very much worse' as many radiologists are too busy to review scans - leading to a rise in 'auto-reporting'.

The NHS Benchmarking report, leaked to the Health Service Journal, looked at data from 95 anonymised NHS trusts. The Daily Mail

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