According to North London Partners in Health and Care documents, a “key concern” in the local system is the deficit of breast screenings. As these would largely find early stage cancer, doctors are concerned they will not present until the cancer has advanced to a later stage.
NCL medics have stressed that all those people needing urgent treatment have received it, with the backlog of patients currently requiring treatment in fact low, as referrals from GPs are down.
The “pent-up demand”, according to North London Partners, is in patients in the community who have not come forward yet.
High priority cancer surgery has continued at University College Hospital as well as at private facilities including the Wellington, the Princess Grace and Harley Street Clinic. Imaging, outpatients for cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy also continued – the latter two services despite a “significant” level of Covid-related staff absence and redeployment.
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The Royal Free in Hampstead and the Whittington Hospital in Archway. Pictures: PA
- Credit: Archant
With the NHS continuing to face unprecedented pressures and a second Covid surge imminent, in September health bosses decided to close the Royal Free s children s A&E department and move services to the Whittington.
In the months since then, doctors, MPs, councillors and campaign groups have questioned how the decision was reached - and criticised a lack of transparency from local NHS bosses.
With the government launching a consultation on a wider NHS restructure which will see more decisions made centrally and power given to new “integrated care systems” (ICS), here we look at how decisions have been made regarding north London’s hospitals.
The Royal Free in Hampstead and the Whittington Hospital in Archway. Pictures: PA
- Credit: Archant
With the NHS continuing to face unprecedented pressures and a second Covid surge imminent, in September health bosses decided to close the Royal Free s children s A&E department and move services to the Whittington.
In the months since then, doctors, MPs, councillors and campaign groups have questioned how the decision was reached - and criticised a lack of transparency from local NHS bosses.
With the government launching a consultation on a wider NHS restructure which will see more decisions made centrally and power given to new “integrated care systems” (ICS), here we look at how decisions have been made regarding north London’s hospitals.