NHS unable to cope with growing demand for cancer and elective care

The NHS’s inability to keep up with growing demand is driving down performance against waiting times standards for elective and cancer care, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). Increasing numbers of referrals and the squeeze on finances have impacted across the entire system, said the public scrutiny body, but widespread capacity…

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