the longest one patient waited for treatment following a gp referral in 2017 was 541 days - against a target of 62 days...
he added: �these findings show that despite the tireless work of doctors and nurses, it appears that some cancer patients are still enduring shockingly long waits to start treatment..
“it may be just out of an abundance of caution and privacy. certainly, staying a little longer may imply that this is a little bit more of a complex situation.”