Cancer
patients are dying unnecessarily because of a shortage of key NHS staff, the
official watchdog has claimed.
A
report by the National Audit Office has found that a lack of radiographers,
pathologists and other specialists is causing delays in diagnosis.
The
report, Tackling Cancer in England: Saving More Lives, found that government
initiatives were starting to address the problems, but called for further
action to end stark inequalities in the speed and availability of treatment.
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The
Department of Health said that more radiographers and pathologists were being
recruited, and the report showed that good progress was being made.
