US EditionCancer Care 'Time-Bomb' Warning over Doctor Shortages in Scotland
- Cancer patients in the UK are facing dangerous delays in care due to widespread staff shortages, according to the Royal College of Radiologists .
- The RCR warns that without an increase in staff, promises to reduce cancer waiting lists are unattainable.
- Approximately 70% of heads of service at cancer centres are concerned about the impact of these shortages on patient safety, as reported by the RCR.
- Delays in treatment may lead to cancer spreading, which the RCR describes as a ticking time bomb for patients.
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Cancer patients facing critical treatment delays due to NHS workforce crisis
Cancer patients are experiencing life-threatening waits for scans and treatment due to a “chronic shortage” of radiologists and oncologists, doctors warn.In some instances patients are waiting so long treatment is no longer possible, causing severe anxiety and leaving people in pain at the end of their life.The shortage of doctors threatens to derail cancer care across the UK, new data from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) shows. The shor…
Radiology Workforce Shortages Impacting Cancer Care
A chronic shortage of radiologists and oncologists is putting patients in the UK at risk, a new report found. The annual workforce census by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) warned that the safe delivery of NHS cancer care is becoming “increasingly impossible” due to an escalating shortfall of doctors coupled with rising demand for […] The post Radiology Workforce Shortages Impacting Cancer Care first appeared on News Health.
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