A report in the Guardian contains some disappointing news about meeting the target time for cancer patient to start treatment.
There is an NHS target that by March 2027 80% of patients should start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral. Latest statistics show it is very unlikely the target will be met. What is of great concern is that of head and neck cancer patients, only 56.5% wil be treated within that time. Even worse, that percentage is lowest of any of the six types of cancer under consideration, as shown in the table above. The Midlands region has the lowest figure, compared to all other regions and cancer types, failing to reach 50%.
Why is the NHS performance in head and neck cancer the worst?
Why is the Midlands region performing so badly?
For more detail read the article in the Guardian here LINK