Half of NHS trusts missed key 2-week cancer diagnosis target last year

Half of NHS trusts missed key 2-week cancer diagnosis target last year Half of NHS hospital trusts missed a crucial two-week cancer diagnosis target every month last year, new figures reveal.

The health service says 93 per cent of patients should have an appointment with a specialist within a fortnight of an urgent GP referral.

But analysis of official data by the House of Commons library shows this was missed by 63 out of 132 trusts in England (48 per cent) every month in 2022. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Cancer statistics for England House of Commons Library
• Two-week cancer diagnosis target missed by half of NHS trusts in England in every month last year, data reveals Sky News