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Jan 2020
New cancer clinic ‘cuts waiting times by 92 per cent
Recent analysis has found that a rapid cancer diagnosis centre at Neath Port Talbot Hospital has reduced waiting times by up to 92% in its first year as well as cutting costs.
Between June 2017 and May 2018, 189 patients were referred by their GPs to the clinic. They were then either given a diagnosis of suspected cancer and referred on to a specialist, given a different diagnosis, informed that no problem had been identified, or sent for further investigation.
If no further investigations were required, patients were diagnosed in an average of 5.9 days/ An average of 40.8 days was taken for further investigations. Patients who hadn’t used the clinic waited an average of 84.2 days for a diagnosis.
The authors of the paper published in the British Journal of General Practice, said “Referral to rapid diagnosis services from primary care for patients with vague and/or non-specific symptoms suspicious of cancer addresses an important un-met need and provides value for money when run near or at full capacity.
“Furthermore, it reduces time to diagnosis and has the potential to improve patient outcomes.”
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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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