labourpress:

Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to new cancer performance data from NHS England showing the cancer treatment target missed for the third successive quarter, said:

“These figures confirm that cancer care is getting worse under David Cameron. Thousands of people are facing longer waits for treatment to start and, in some cases, that could harm their chances of survival.

"This deterioration in cancer care is a direct consequence of this Prime
Minister’s policies. David Cameron has cut the cancer budget by £800 million in real terms while his top-down NHS reorganisation disrupted cancer services. As a result, he is now failing to meet his own cancer target. He has left families facing anxious waits for cancer tests and treatment and his complacency is becoming dangerous. 

"When it comes to cancer, speed is everything. Labour is committed to
cancer tests and results within one week to help end this scandal.”

(via iandsharman)