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 inBMJ Vol. 324; no. 7331; p. 241
Main Authors Pope, Vanessa, Sykes, P A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 26.01.2002
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Diagnostic Services - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Letters
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Patients
United Kingdom
Waiting Lists
Waiting period
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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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ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.324.7331.241b