Only half of patients started cancer treatment within the two-month target time, figures show.
By Steve DuffyHowever, performance on the main cancer target was the worst on record.
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment, after referral, fell for a fourth month in a row. The average response time to "red" calls was seven minutes 54 seconds, which was faster than in January but 31 seconds slower than February 2022. Against the four-hour target, 71.6% of people were admitted, transferred or discharged within that time frame.
Today's figures show more people coming through the system for cancer care. Clinicians have talked for some time of capacity issues, so the fact fewer are starting treatment within two months perhaps shouldn't be a surprise - but dropping to just 50% still makes for uncomfortable reading.
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