we were not even meeting our waiting time target before the pandemic. earlier i spoke tojules fielder. jules is a cancer patient diagnosed with stage four lung cancer on 5th november last year. the cancer has spread to her pelvis and spine. i asked how long took her to see a gp after discovering a lump on the base of her collar bone. it was hard, because, initially, we were still in the covid i9 pandemic. so i made a phone call and was firstly asked if i could send a photo in. i ve used the strength within me to make sure that i got an appointment to be seen, but it was not easy to initially even get the appointment. and after that first appointment, tell us what happened next in terms of working your way through the system. yes, so, after that, you are on a two week pathway which obviously delays, was showing back then when i was in the system, going through to ent, then going through to ultrasound, your ct scans. you cannot guarantee that