Cancer treatment times are slightly improving in NHS Forth Valley as the beleaguered health board aims to bounce back from the crisis in November which saw it put under Scottish Government measures.
Some 73 per cent of patients waited less than 62 days in March from urgent suspicion of cancer referral to first cancer treatment, an improvement from the February performance of 70.6 per cent, according to newly released figures. The 31-day target was achieved at 100 per cent.
The position for the January to March 2023 quarter is that 70.2 per cent of patients were treated within 62 days of referral with a suspicion of cancer.
