Cancer patient backlog

IT could take over a decade to clear the cancer treatment backlog in England, a new report suggests.

It’s estimated 19,500 people have not been diagnosed with cancer that should have been, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPS) think tank and the CF health consultancy.

Even if “stretched” hospitals could achieve 5% more treatments, it will still take until 2033 to “missing patients backlog”.