The areas struggling most with cancer targets
Full Story in HSJ 24 January 2018 Cancer patients in three counties are at greater risk of death than elsewhere … Read more
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East Surrey Hospital cancels nearly 30 operations in four days
Full story at Get Surrey 17 January 2018 East Surrey Hospital had to cancel 28 operations in four days due … Read more
Lincolnshire hospitals to postpone non-urgent operations due to squeeze on funding
Full story The Guardian, 16 November 2017 The NHS is under fire for forcing patients who need surgery to wait at least … Read more
Analysis: Highest number of patients waiting a year for treatment since 2008
The number of patients waiting more than a year to be treated on an elective pathway has more than doubled … Read more
UK cancer survival rates lag behind those of other European countries – study
Cancer survival rates in the UK continue to lag behind those of other European countries, research suggests, with experts flagging … Read more
NHS staff shortages to blame for big rise in cancelled operations on children and young people, Labour warns
Operations on children and young people are being cancelled in huge numbers as NHS staff shortages bite, Labour reveals today. … Read more
Thousands of children’s operations cancelled each year, NHS figures show
Paediatricians’ leader says figures obtained by Labour are further evidence NHS is being pushed to the brink. Thousands of operations … Read more
Long waits for surgery ‘have tripled in four years’
The number of patients waiting six months or more for surgery has tripled over the past four years in England, … Read more
NHS hospital waiting lists to rise above five million in two years, leak suggests
The number of NHS patients waiting for hospital treatment could soar to more than five million in just two years’ … Read more
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
Patients will face longer delays for operations after the NHS decided to shelve one of its most important waiting time … Read more