Cancer care hit by staff shortages

CANCER patients are facing “dangerous” delays to their care because of staff shortages across the UK, according to a report.

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And patient safety is being put at risk because of gaps in the cancer workforce, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) warned.

The college said that any increase in the workforce is not keeping up with patient demand as it called for the Government to act to address the “ticking time bomb” for cancer patients.

It said pledges to bring down cancer waiting lists cannot be delivered without more staff, in two reports on the staff shortages in oncology and radiology.