A “waiting for investigation” index would be useful
EDITOR-Oliver raises the point that all stages of the cancer care pathway need speeding up, not just the time taken to see urgent referrals under the two week rule. 1 We are becoming increasingly concerned about the long delays that many patients experience while they wait for investigations needed...
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Published in | BMJ Vol. 324; no. 7331; p. 241 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
British Medical Association
26.01.2002
BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group BMJ |
Edition | International edition |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | EDITOR-Oliver raises the point that all stages of the cancer care pathway need speeding up, not just the time taken to see urgent referrals under the two week rule. 1 We are becoming increasingly concerned about the long delays that many patients experience while they wait for investigations needed before the most appropriate treatment can be decided. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 ObjectType-Commentary-2 |
ISSN: | 0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.324.7331.241b |