Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays Nearly 10% of patients forced to wait more than two weeks for first appointment with specialist
Record numbers of suspected cancer patients are facing delays before starting their treatment amid growing pressure on increasingly overstretched NHS services for the disease.
In the 12 months to June, 130,553 people in England had to wait more than two weeks for their first appointment with a cancer specialist after being urgently referred by a GP. Continue reading... The Guardian
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