14 day cancer promise for NHS patients may be scrapped
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested that NHS patients suspected of having cancer may no longer be entitled to a guaranteed appointment by a specialist within two weeks of referral. During a House of Commons debate the coalition suggested that the guarantee may be dropped if medical staff believe it does not improve the quality of care. During the Labour government the NHS provided a special two week ‘guarantee’ for cancer patients who were referred to specialists by More


