Long waits for scan results ‘having impact on patient care’, college warns
Waits of four weeks or longer for scan results are having a “knock-on effect” on patients, delaying their care and putting them at risk of deteriorating health and death, experts have warned.
The Royal College of Radiologists is calling for more staff to be trained to address “chronic” shortages.
Analysis on data by the college found 225,000 patients waited four weeks
