Cancer patients wait longer in Southampton

[Northerner]

CANCER patients in Southampton are waiting longer to start their life-saving treatment, worrying new figures show.

Almost one in eight people suspected of having the disease are failing to get an appointment with a specialist within two months of a referral by their GP.

Only 86.9 per cent of patients began treatment within 62 days in the first three months of 2014 - a sharp decline on the 90.3 per cent that did so one year earlier.

It puts University Hospital Southampton within touching distance of a key Government target, which says 85 per cent must be treated within two months.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11262860.Cancer_patients_wait_longer_in_Southampton/

 

[Mrs Mad Ronin]

Oh goodness, that's terrible. Even more so because we live here. You would have expected it too be alot faster here, but obviously not.

 

[Caroline]

That is terrible. I was lucky as when I noticed I had something wrong with me we had a very good locum at our doctors surgery and I was seen withing a couple of weeks

 

[trophywench]

But if you had a chance of the new pill sized Pacemaker, presumably you'd say - no, my operation can wait - use the money to fund quicker cancer treatment, then?

Cos I see this is a negative report to balance today's positive news about the Pacemaker.

Cos bad news always sells more papers ......