Around 30,000 people are still waiting to start treatment, a legacy of the pandemic. it s really good news that patients are coming forward and it s really good news that gps are able now to make the referrals that we wanted to make into specialist services. the challenge, of course, is that those specialist services are under significant duress and there is a backlog now. one stop shops for tests, mobile clinics and telephone hotlines have been set up to work through the backlog. but a shortage of qualified and trained cancer specialists and radiologists who can interpret scans remains a big stumbling block. charities warn that this is perhaps the most pressing issue, but it could take years to resolve. dominic hughes, bbc news. the european union has accused apple of abusing its dominant market position in mobile payments by limiting access to key technology for rivals to its apple pay system. the move could result in a hefty fine for the tech giant and force it
It comes after a dramatic fall during the pandemic. but senior doctors say while progress is being made in seeing more patients, at least 30,000 people in england are still waiting to start treatment. dominic hughes reports. bring your arms up above your head. the earlier cancer is detected, the better the chances of a good outcome. keep your eyes closed. that is why the drop off in referrals at the height of the pandemic caused so much concern. doctors knew there were thousands of people who had cancer but were not being identified or treated. the real challenge we have with cancer is that it is critical that we are able to diagnose it early enough. if we diagnose cancer early, it gives us the best chance of finding curative treatment or the best options for patients, and that is critical for improving cancer survival. the latest data shows how as covid pressures have eased, cancer referrals have bounced back. nearly 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer care in the past ye
Tonight hundreds of men, women and children are still trapped in the steel plant in the southern ukrainian city of mariupol, after a ceasefire breaks down. those who managed to get out safely yesterday say living conditions in the plant were brutal. translation: for a month we are eating, over 40 - of us, six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them, and that was it for the whole day. we ll bring you the latest on the evacuation attempts. also tonight. a record 2.7 million people were referred for cancer checks last year but nhs england say at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start treatment. at least 350 people crossing
Early, that gives us the better chance of finding curative treatment of the best options for patients, and that is critical to improving cancer survival. the challenge we have in this country is that we don t diagnose cancers soon enough. part of the reason for that is that we don t have enough specialists working in the nhs to meet the demand for treatment, so whilst it is fantastic news that more and more people are coming into the system because of these efforts, the challenges we do not have enough staff, we don t have enough kit within the nhs to ensure that those diagnoses and treatment will happen in a timely way. a big ask of the government, cancer research uk and other charities have been campaigning for this, is for investment in the nhs workforce. it is something that has been put off on a number of occasions, and this crisis has illustrated how important it is to have a fully resourced cancer workforce. the government recently consulted on the ten year cancer plan, which th
Andrew harding, bbc news, lysychansk. andrew harding with that microcosm of the war in this country into its third month. that s the latest from me and the team here in ukraine. back to you in the studio, lukwesa, with the rest of the news. a record 2.7 million people were referred for cancer checks in the last year, according to nhs england. it comes after a dramatic fall during the pandemic. but senior doctors say while progress is being made in seeing more patients, at least 30,000 people in england are still waiting to start treatment. dominic hughes reports. bring your arms up above your head. the earlier cancer is detected, the better the chances of a good outcome. keep your eyes closed. that is why the drop off in referrals at the height of the pandemic caused so much concern. doctors knew there were thousands of people who had cancer but were not being identified or treated.