NHS insists controversial move to slash cancer targets down from 10 to THREE will see patients diagnosed and treated quicker despite huge backlash

NHS insists controversial move to slash cancer targets down from 10 to THREE will see patients diagnosed and treated quicker despite huge backlash The NHS has vowed to diagnose and treat cancer patients quicker after ministers accepted its request to streamline performance targets.

The controversial reforms will see the number of cancer waiting time indicators that hospitals are measured against slashed from ten to three.

Health chiefs argue the changes 'reflect what matters most to patients' and will improve care by reducing bureaucracy and 'aligning with modern clinical practice'. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Widespread clinical support for reforming NHS cancer standards to speed up diagnosis for patients NHS England
• Two-thirds of NHS cancer targets to be scrapped by autumn Evening Standard
• A million patients hit by delays to cancer care in last 10 months The Guardian
• Strikes will make new cancer targets more difficult to meet, top medic warns The Independent
• NHS England cancer targets to be cut by two-thirds from Autumn, government confirms ITV News
• Which cancer targets may be scrapped - and what would it mean for the NHS? Sky News