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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Cancer recovery target could be pushed back a year as record numbers seek care

Getting cancer care back on track could take a year longer than previously thought after a huge spike in the number of people coming forward for care, NHS England officials have said.

It was hoped that the backlog of patients waiting longer than 62 days from an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer would be returned to pre-pandemic levels by March 2023.

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