Cancer! An Expert Tells The NHS Failure

I wasn't sure that I wanted to read the original article.

Less than a fortnight ago one of daughters went to the GP with some vague but worrying symptoms. He was thorough, sent her for appropriate investigations and made a review appointment. In less than a week she had a cancer diagnosis, had had a kind and sensitive phone call from her cancer specialist outlining what would happen next. This week she has had PET/CT scan, biopsy and further blood tests plus a long and helpful meeting with one of the clinical nurse specialists who will be involved in her care.

All this in less than a fortnight
A week today she has an appointment with the multidisciplinary team to review all the results and to agree the most appropriate treatment plan involving chemotherapy. The sheer speed with which all this has been put in place is impressive and scary in equal measure.

So here's the thing: I can be a fierce critic of the NHS and truly believe that while much of what it does is excellent, a great deal more simply doesn't meet public expectations. I don't have answers but I do believe that it needs a total re-think.
I did read the article, it really didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.

But right now, for our family, our local Oncology unit is shining a beacon of hope and confidence that our beautiful girl will be made well again.

Thank you for sharing this very sad article. I'm afraid it is sadly the position many clinicians have been discussing for a number of years now and it's worsening daily.

Shocking.
Though most wont be surprised by most of that.
Good to have some internal details.

Threads start on here sometimes by how good parts of the NHS are. This shows the other side.

I started a thread, which partly included where government money can be saved. This gives a glimpse with some details.
[I am meaning there are savings to be made in the NHS[just one part of government expenses]. Repeat across most or all sectors.
Money which is needed in even other areas of the same sectors. often, ironically. And sadly.
Like others, I have watched as we go down international medical league tables.
Some lives are very sadly, being unnecessarily lost.

Wow.... 😥
Thank you Annie1