Cancer Care 'Time-Bomb' Warning over Doctor Shortages in Scotland

Cancer care 'time-bomb' warning over doctor shortages in Scotland

The Royal College of Radiologists has warned that cancer patients could wait longer for treatment if recruitment does not improve.

NHS staff shortages cause cancer patients to face a 'ticking timebomb'

Experts have warned that the severe delays put cancer patients at risk.

Cancer patients facing critical treatment delays due to NHS workforce crisis

Cancer patients are experiencing life-threatening waits for scans and treatment due to a “chronic shortage” of radiologists and oncologists, doctors warn.In some instances patients are waiting so long treatment is no longer possible, causing severe anxiety and leaving people in pain at the end of their life.The shortage of doctors threatens to derail cancer care across the UK, new data from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) shows. The shor…

Patients being ‘failed’ by cancer workforce shortages – report

Concerns have been raised that staffing shortfalls are impacting patient care.Cancer patients are facing “dangerous” delays to their care becaus ...

‘Postcode lottery’ sees cancer patients face delays to treatment

Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has called for the Government to act to address the ‘ticking time bomb’ for cancer patients

Radiology Workforce Shortages Impacting Cancer Care

A chronic shortfall of radiologists and oncologists in the UK is delaying scans and treatment, a workforce census from the Royal College of Radiologists found.