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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden

Chaotic communication by NHS in England ‘causing treatment delays’

NHS hospital ward
The report calls on government to recognise the ‘critical importance of communication’ between the health service and patients. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Chaotic communication by the NHS in England is causing harmful delays to treatment and endangering patient health, according to research.

Widespread communication problems that leave patients and staff scrambling to find their referrals, missing appointments, or receiving late diagnoses have been uncovered in a study by the Demos thinktank, the Patients Association, and the PMA, a professional membership body for healthcare workers.

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