URGENT cancer referrals are down by 15 per cent and NHS waiting lists have reached record highs due to the coronavirus ‘effect’, data has revealed.
Macmillan said that the drop in the two-week-wait route could lead to 2,000 fewer people being diagnosed in England.Head of Policy at Macmillan Cancer Support “Earlier this week, the Health Secretary highlighted growing fears that rapidly rising Covid-19 rates could have an impact on the recovery of already fragile cancer services. Cancer must not become the ‘forgotten C’ during this pandemic.”The British Medical Association has also said that the "picture is bleak" for cancer care.
Looking in general at patients waiting for treatment and the data revealed that 111,026 people were waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment in August, the highest number for any month since September 2008 - in August 2019, the figure was just 1,236. A total of 472,088 patients were waiting for one of 15 standard tests, including an MRI scan, non-obstetric ultrasound or gastroscopy.NHS ready to roll out 1st covid jab next month with 1000s vaccinated before XmasUK's first drive-thru flu jab service launches at Asda - see if you're eligibleA&E nurse reveals horrors of frontline including treating sexually assaulted OAPsThe equivalent number waiting for more than six weeks in August 2019 was 42,926.
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