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According to North London Partners in Health and Care documents, a “key concern” in the local system is the deficit of breast screenings. As these would largely find early stage cancer, doctors are concerned they will not present until the cancer has advanced to a later stage.
NCL medics have stressed that all those people needing urgent treatment have received it, with the backlog of patients currently requiring treatment in fact low, as referrals from GPs are down.
The “pent-up demand”, according to North London Partners, is in patients in the community who have not come forward yet.
High priority cancer surgery has continued at University College Hospital as well as at private facilities including the Wellington, the Princess Grace and Harley Street Clinic. Imaging, outpatients for cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy also continued – the latter two services despite a “significant” level of Covid-related staff absence and redeployment.
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