patients s own concerns about coming into health facilities. it s really good news patients are coming forward and really good news that gps are able to make the referrals they want to make into specialist services. the challenge of courses that the specialist services are under significant duress and it is a backlog now. the under significant duress and it is a backlog nova backlog now. the referral is one thin but backlog now. the referral is one thing but being backlog now. the referral is one thing but being seen backlog now. the referral is one thing but being seen by - backlog now. the referral is one thing but being seen by a - backlog now. the referral is one i thing but being seen by a specialist and getting treatment is another and what do you see in terms of what happens once it goes past the gatekeepers of the gp practices? we are gatekeepers of the gp practices? 2 are seeing two problems. first of all, access to diagnostic services, lucy problems with perhaps a prolon
this is bbc news, i mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11. more civilians are being evacuated from mariupol according to officials, it comes after dozens were allowed to leave the besieged steelworks yesterday. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year. it follows a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. the pandemic had a devastating impact on cancer services and on patients. we know that there is a huge backlog, which is building on a backlog that existed before the pandemic. the ministry of defence says more than 250 migrants on seven boats were picked up in the channel yesterday, following 11 days without any crossings. we ll get the latest live from dover. pitch side brain scans are to be trialled, in an effort to help spot
people off from making the journey. but i think it is largely in truth down to the weather, calm today, lots of crossings yesterday, lots of crossings, not calm over the previous 11 days and no crossings at all. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks, by nhs england, in the last year, following a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start their treatment. charities have welcomed the increase in referrals, but warned of the devastating impact that the covid backlog has had on cancer care. millions of people are finding themselves without national health care because so few surgeries will take non paying patients. the guardian newspaper reports today that dental deserts are emerging across england after more than 2,000 dentists quit the nhs last year. joining us now is paul woodhouse, the principal dentist at the grange dental practice in stockton and a member
stroke, so the past two years have exacerbated already challenging circumstances, but these figures announced today do give us cause for some positivity, but there is much, much, much more to do to improve cancer survival in this country. so cancer survival in this country. so can ou cancer survival in this country. so can you give us a sense of the scale, then? the increase is positive, but in the scheme of things, in terms of how many people who were not able to come forward, perhaps did not come forward, or were not able to get treatment during the pandemic, how does it fit in that picture and how quickly the backlog can be dealt with? it’s a backlog can be dealt with? it s a ositive backlog can be dealt with? it s a positive step backlog can be dealt with? it s a positive step forward, backlog can be dealt with? it s a positive step forward, but - backlog can be dealt with? it s a positive step forward, but i - backlog can be dealt with? it s . positive step forward, but i t
they ve actually said that we get invited to break fast with people, and we normally have people in our house, but we can t reciprocate that. lots of those here tonight have told me they re glad of the extra help at this special time. yeah, to be honest, it s very nice and we enjoy it, to be honest. and the kids are enjoying it. it s such a lovely feeling that we can help somebody and just bring a smile to theirface. although the tables might look different for many this year, the prayers of gratitude through ramadan and into eid remain the same. coletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year following a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start treatment. charities have welcomed the increase in referrals but warned of the devastating impact the covid backlog has had on cancer care. with me now is shaun walsh, head of public affairs and campaigning