Scotland Cancer Waiting Times Hit Worst Level on Record as 'Appalling' NHS Figures Published

Cancer treatment waiting times in Scotland are worst on record

Nearly a third of Scottish patients referred to NHS with an urgent suspicion of the disease are waiting longer than 62-day target

Scotland cancer waiting times hit worst level on record as 'appalling' NHS figures published

SNP ministers are being warned of a cancer ‘ticking time bomb’ looming.

Neil Gray in Japan despite cancer treatment waiting times reaching record levels

Health Secretary Neil Gray is in Japan as figures revealed cancer waiting times reached the highest level on record.

Cancer waiting times in Scotland at worst level on record as SNP NHS record attacked

Only 68.9 per cent of patients on an urgent referral for a suspicion of cancer started treatment within 62 days,

Scotland's cancer treatment waiting times worst on record

Almost a third of patients referred to the NHS with an urgent suspicion of cancer are waiting longer than the target.

Scotland's cancer waiting times worst on record

The number of patients receiving cancer treatments on time and within targets has hit its lowest point since records began in 2012.