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Thousands of people who go on to be diagnosed with cancer are not being referred to specialists quickly enough by GPs, NHS England figures suggest.
An NHS target states that 95% of people with suspected cancer should be seen by a specialist within two weeks.
But the data indicates that this target was not met in more than half of the 4,000 GP surgeries sampled.
NHS England said the figures were not a clear measure of performance, as some patients did not have obvious symptoms.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25274287
An NHS target states that 95% of people with suspected cancer should be seen by a specialist within two weeks.
But the data indicates that this target was not met in more than half of the 4,000 GP surgeries sampled.
NHS England said the figures were not a clear measure of performance, as some patients did not have obvious symptoms.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25274287