We go through the end of the wheat. Other parts of the uk. So how would an expected move by nhs england to reconfigure the targets for Cancer Care Waiting Times affect that . Nhs england is taking a new tack on cancer Waiting Times. Well be asking Cancer Research uk and Labours Health minister in the welsh senedd whether this will bring radical improvement for patients on waiting lists, or is itjust a way of covering up failure . Also tonight more possible danger ahead for donald trump as his fourth indictment could be delivered this week, this time a state, not a federal charge, which a future President Trump could not pardon. Well be joined by a lawyer who tried to prosecute trump and one who worked to defend him. And on the eve of the 25th Anniversary of the 0magh bomb, which took 33 lives and injured 200 more four months after the good friday agreement, why has justice never been served . Well hear from voices across the communities in Northern Ireland. Good evening. Nhs Waiting Ti
merely set the goal. kate there. joining me now in the studio is director of evidence and implementation at cancer research uk naseer turabi, and from pembrokeshire, the welsh minister for health and social services eluned morgan. we did ask the government tojoin us, but no minister or conservative mp was made available. good evening both of you. eluned, first of all, labour has said the government is shifting the goalposts because they cannot meet the targets for cancer, but clinicians have been involved in this, and not only clinicians, the cancer task force has been behind these changes for eight years? we have modernised the way that we measure our targets, our lists in relation to cancer four years ago. we have a single measurement. 75% of our patients have to start their treatment within 62 days from suspicion, so it is one single
probably worth emphasising that we count differently. we include diagnostics and therapies in our waiting list, unlike in england. coming back to you, naseer, the amount of targets are changing down to three, but it is a reconfiguration rather than just chopping things are. but three weeks to see a consultant to form a weeks to see a consultant to form a weeks to get a result, whether that is a diagnosis are clear, surely that is better? this diagnosis are clear, surely that is better? , ., , better? as i said, we are very sunportive better? as i said, we are very sunportive of better? as i said, we are very supportive of these better? as i said, we are very supportive of these changes, | better? as i said, we are very i supportive of these changes, but they don t supportive of these changes, but they don t change the underlying resources they don t change the underlying resources that are available to hospitals. 50 resources that are available to hositals. , ., resources th
across the united kingdom, and the fact is, in order to find around 10% of people, you need to test 90% of people you know it won t have cancer in the end. let s turn to you, naseer turabi. does cancer research uk think the government is walking away from targets, or is it actually a good idea? ., . targets, or is it actually a good idea? . . , ., . ., targets, or is it actually a good idea? . . , ., , idea? cancer research uk are broadly su ortive idea? cancer research uk are broadly sunportive of idea? cancer research uk are broadly sunportive of this idea? cancer research uk are broadly supportive of this change idea? cancer research uk are broadly supportive of this change in supportive of this change in targets supportive of this change in targets. we think it will make them more targets. we think it will make them more meaningful, but it comes against more meaningful, but it comes against a more meaningful, but it comes against a backdrop of missed targets, agai