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Not surprising, but still shocking - studies led by UCL and published in The Lancet Oncology show that the treatment waiting time for Cancer Patients in the UK is frankly horrendous when compared to similar countries. The average time to *start* chemotherapy is 48 days in England, 57 in Northern Ireland, 58 in Wales and 65 in Scotland. It's a similar story for radiotherapy where the average time is 53 days in Northern Ireland, 63 in England, 79 in Scotland and 81 in Wales. Read more in Hospital Times: https://lnkd.in/e6d-s43Z If only we had a long term Cancer strategy in this country to tackle this from a policy perspective! 🤔 Statistics like these are exactly why Public Policy Projects established its Cancer Care programme "Implementing Innovation" - to connect innovative health solutions providers to NHS leaders so we can work together to tackle this systemic problem.
