Cancer treatment waiting times take vital second step in improvement, but almost half face anxious delays

Macmillan Cancer Support has today welcomed a further improvement in cancer treatment waiting times. While the charity warns that far too many people with cancer still face anxious treatment delays, it says this welcome improvement bucks a consistent trend of worsening performance over recent years. Latest performance data for March shows that Wales’ performance improved…

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Wales Labour Health Minister had to be forced, by Senedd vote, to meet with the Royal College of Nurses late last year.

Labour need to do more to avert further Nurse strike Commenting on the RCN’s rejection of the latest pay offer by the Labour Government in Wales, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “With the Labour Government’s latest pay offer being rejected by nurses, it is vital that talks resume, Ministers get around…

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Where next for health and care?

Things that happen when people come together for the common good.For 75 years, the NHS has been the bedrock of our society; protecting our communities, friends, and families. The NHS has achieved so much but now faces unprecedented global challenges,including Covid-19, ageing populations, and the climate emergency.We are at a tipping point. It is time…

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Cancer treatment times improve but half of patients still face anxious delays in Wales

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed an improvement in cancer treatment waiting times but warns that far too many people still face anxious delays in Wales. Responding to data released today, the charity highlights how performance against Wales’ national treatment targets increased in February to 52.5% compared to 50.1% in January, which was the poorest performance…

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