Barclays in-tray cancer crisis
Tough times are ahead for the NHS, with a \u201cnightmare\u201d new health and social care secretary appointed and performance spiralling. On this episode we discuss the shocking true extent of the cancer care backlog after leaked figures revealed there are now over 10,000 people waiting over 104 days following a cancer referral.
\nAlso this week, disappointing elective activity has forced NHS England to look at watering down elective financial targets, while one trust starts using \u201csocial value judgements\u201d to decide who gets treatment first.