NHS to miss cancer treatment targets by three years, charity warns

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 03:13 · Archive

Cancer Research UK says the NHS will not meet the Government's commitment to treat urgent cancers within two months.

Cancer Research UK has warned that the NHS will fail to meet a central commitment in the Government's National Cancer Plan. According to the charity's analysis, England will not achieve the target of treating urgent cancers within two months of referral by the timescale the Government pledged.

The charity says the NHS is not on track to meet the key commitment set down by the Government in the plan published in February this year. The Daily Mail reports that patients may not receive rapid treatment until 2032, more than three years beyond the target date.

How it is being reported

• Government set to FAIL on life-saving cancer target: Patients won't be treated rapidly until 2032, analysis suggestsThe Government will fail its pledge to treat urgent cancers within two months of referral in England, Cancer Research UK has warned.Daily Mail · 7 Oct, 00:55
• NHS 'will miss cancer treatment targets by more than three years'Cancer Research UK says England is not on track to meet a key commitment set down by the Government in the National Cancer Plan, published in February this year.The Mirror · 7 Oct, 00:03

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