A researcher at Edinburgh University
CANCER outcomes in Britain “lag behind” those of countries with dedicated plans to tackle the burden of the disease, experts said today.
A new cancer plan should be a “key priority” for the government, academics said as they warned that without dedicated policies “more patients with cancer will undoubtedly die.”
In a new commentary piece, published in the journal Lancet Oncology, experts argue that cancer waiting lists in Britain are “still the worst they have ever been.”
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
