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A rising number of patients are facing long waits for key NHS tests as UK hospitals struggle with staff shortages, a BBC investigation shows.
Tests such as scans and biopsies are crucial for diagnosing illnesses.
But tens of thousands of patients are waiting weeks - sometimes months - for them, leading to potentially harmful delays before treatment can start.
Figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act suggest a lack of radiographers is a key cause.
They carry out scans and ultrasounds which can detect problems such as tumours, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.
But the data provided by hospitals show one in 11 posts are unfilled.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46103014
One consequence of the awful pressure hospitals and the NHS have been put under over the past few years, people just don't consider it an attractive place to work
All very well putting a bit of money into it now, but it's useless without the people
Tests such as scans and biopsies are crucial for diagnosing illnesses.
But tens of thousands of patients are waiting weeks - sometimes months - for them, leading to potentially harmful delays before treatment can start.
Figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act suggest a lack of radiographers is a key cause.
They carry out scans and ultrasounds which can detect problems such as tumours, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.
But the data provided by hospitals show one in 11 posts are unfilled.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46103014
One consequence of the awful pressure hospitals and the NHS have been put under over the past few years, people just don't consider it an attractive place to work
All very well putting a bit of money into it now, but it's useless without the people