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The number of scans used to diagnose cancer dropped by more than a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit hospital services at Dorset County Hospital. A pause on non-urgent treatment, a shortage of radiographers and a reduction in people coming forward for tests are said to have affected scans across England. Teams at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust performed more than 8,000 fewer imaging scans between March last year and February in comparison to the same period in 2019-20, ...

A WORRYING drop in the number of cancer scans and number of patients starting their cancer treatment within two months of diagnosis has been revealed by new data. Nationally, the pandemic has hit hospital services – and a pause on non-urgent treatment, a shortage of radiographers and a reduction in people coming forward for tests are said to have affected scans across England. Teams at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust performed nearly 19,000 fewer imaging scans between ...

THE NUMBER of scans used to diagnose cancer dropped by more than a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit hospital services at East Lancashire…

The number of scans used to diagnose cancer dropped by a quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit hospital services at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay. A pause on non-urgent treatment, a shortage of radiographers and a reduction in people coming forward for tests are said to have affected scans across England. Teams at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust performed more than 16,000 fewer imaging scans between March last year and February in comparison to the...

FIGURES reveal that the number of scans used to diagnose cancer have dropped by a fifth in Bolton as the pandemic hit hospital services.

The number of brain MRI scans fell by 16 per cent while there were 24 per cent0 fewer chest x-rays performed and a drop of 29% in ultrasounds of the pelvis and abdomen. Dr William Ramsden from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has called for further investment into radiology training. He said: The pause in non-elective NHS work during the coronavirus peak last spring had a huge knock-on impact on waits for scans and treatment. ‘NHS England has helped increase radiology capacity, coming ...

Cancer scans drop by more than a third at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust The number of scans used to diagnose cancer dropped by more than a third as the coronavirus pandemic hit hospital services at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust. A pause on non-urgent treatment, a shortage of radiographers and a reduction in people coming forward for tests are said to have affected scans across England. Teams at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust performed more than 40,000 ...

Thousands of people in Essex missed out on potentially life-saving scans when non-Covid NHS services ground to a halt during the pandemic. Analysis of official figures by the BBC Shared Data Unit has found that at least 136,970 fewer diagnostic imaging scans were carried out across the area between April and September this year, compared to the same period in 2019. However, as figures are only available for two of the five NHS trusts in Essex and exclude private hospitals, the true number...