ARE YOU THE 1 IN 4?
The NHS was already under pressure when COVID-19 tore through our hospitals in March 2020. But while the pandemic might be easing off, its ripple effect on NHS services is far from resolved.
Cancer care is one of the worst hit. After an initial drop in screenings, now tens of thousands of cancer patients are waiting longer than ever to see a specialist, receive a diagnosis or start treatment.
In January of this year, one in four patients suspected of having cancer were not seen within the urgent referral time of two weeks and some people waited longer than a month to start receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy,
