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

NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times

A consultant analysing a mammogram
A consultant analysing a mammogram. Health experts and charities criticised the changes as damaging to patients. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

NHS England is scrapping plans to diagnose more cancers early, boost women’s health and ramp up childhood vaccinations after ministers told it to prioritise cutting waiting times.

The health service is also abandoning pledges to expand access to dental treatment, give more people drugs to prevent strokes and enhance care for those with learning disabilities.

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