The backlog of undiagnosed cancer patients has been significantly reduced
Medics have made inroads in reducing the backlog of undiagnosed cancer patients, with Blackpool now among the better performing hospitals in the country. A report to a board meeting of the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says: “The Trust has continued to exceed our in-year plan in reducing the cancer backlog for undiagnosed patients.
The cancer 62 day backlog has reduced significantly to 74 in July this year, from 161 in March this year when Blackpool was ranked seventh worst in the country. Hospital deputy chief executive Steve Christian told a board meeting the hospital was now in the top 20 better performing trusts. But the meeting heard this was unlikely as only patients with rare types of cancer were referred to specialist centres. In other areas, the largest backlogs of 18 week waits are in the specialities of Gastro, Cardiology, ENT and Gynaecology with measures being introduced to tackle this.
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