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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS cancer targets breached 1m times since Rishi Sunak became PM

Figures from the House of Commons library show huge numbers of patients waiting to see specialists.
Figures from the House of Commons library show huge numbers of patients waiting to see specialists. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

NHS cancer targets in England have been breached more than a million times since Rishi Sunak became prime minister 10 months ago, a new analysis of NHS figures has revealed.

Analysis by the House of Commons library of official waiting time performance data shows that huge numbers of people with suspected or confirmed cancer have not been able to see a specialist for the first time, get a diagnosis or start treatment within NHS target times since last October.

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