No health board in Wales has met its cancer waiting time targets in more than four years, a report has found. The public sector watchdog for Wales said there has been a “continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer” and stronger, clearer national leadership is urgently needed to improve services.

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NHS Wales: Confusion and lack of direction causing poor cancer outcomes

Increased investment has not made a difference to the ongoing failure to meet national cancer targets.

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The target has never been met on an all-Wales level.

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‘Continuing failure’ to hit cancer waiting time targets in Wales, report finds

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The public sector watchdog for Wales said there has been a "continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer"

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No Welsh health board has met cancer waiting time targets in over four years

Photo Jeff Moore/PA Wire No health board in Wales has met its cancer waiting time targets in more than four years, a report has found. The public sector watchdog for Wales said there has been a “continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer” and stronger, clearer national leadership is urgently needed to improve services. The watchdog also called for greater clarity over the roles of the Welsh Government and the NHS Executiv…

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Watch the latest from ITV News - The report by Audit Wales found no Welsh health board has met cancer waiting time targets in more than four years.

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Cancer patients in Wales waiting 'unacceptably long' for diagnosis and treatment - Latest From ITV News

A highly critical report says stronger, clearer national leadership is urgently needed in Wales to improve cancer services. The spending watchdog Audit Wales says there’s been a continuing failure to meet performance targets, with too many people facing unacceptably long waits for cancer diagnosis and treatment. One charity told this programme the findings should be a wake-up call for the Welsh Government.

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Patients face unacceptable waits for cancer treatment in Wales report finds

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Cancer patients in Wales are experiencing unacceptably long waits for diagnosis and treatment, according to a damning new report released today (January 14) by Audit Wales. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Wales, with non-melanoma skin cancer, bowel, breast, lung and prostate cancers remaining the most common types. Whilst five-year cancer survival rates […]

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Damning new report reveals extent of cancer waiting times crisis across Wales

The target has never been met on an all-Wales level. No health board in Wales has met its cancer waiting time targets in more than four years, a report has found. The public sector watchdog for Wales said there has been a “continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer” and stronger, clearer national leadership is urgently needed to improve services. The watchdog also called for greater clarity over the roles of the Welsh Gov…

‘Continuing failure’ to hit cancer waiting time targets in Wales, report finds

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