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NHS pathology shortages are causing cancer diagnosis delays

Only 3% of NHS histopathology departments have enough staff to meet clinical demand, a workforce census by the Royal College of Pathologists shows. The census, Meeting pathology demand, focuses on the histopathology workforce €“ the specialty vital to cancer management from initial diagnosis to guide patients’ treatment.

Only 3% of NHS histopathology departments have enough staff to meet clinical demand, a workforce census by the Royal College of Pathologists shows. The census, Meeting pathology demand, focuses on the histopathology workforce €“ the specialty vital to cancer management from initial diagnosis to guide patients’ treatment.   Professor Jo Martin, President of the Royal College of Pathologists, commented: “The cost of staff shortages across histopathology departments is high for both patients and for our health services. For patients, it means worrying delays in diagnosis and treatment. “For NHS hospitals, it means spending more resources on locum doctors to fill staffing

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