Government sets new cancer targets as trusts in England struggle to meet existing ones
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Government sets new cancer targets as trusts in England struggle to meet existing ones

Nick Evans Health writer

Are care services at risk of being railroaded by too many objectives?

At times, it can seem like there are two parallel worlds. Cancer waiting times have slipped to their worst-ever levels, yet ministers keep talking about their ambitions for more and faster services, setting new targets in the process.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 17, 6, 8-9. doi: 10.7748/cnp.17.6.8.s7

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