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NHS backlog drives steep rise in self-pay healthcare — [39% increase in personally funded treatments across UK in past two years]
Personally funded treatments increase by 39% across UK in past two years as waiting lists spiral Even among UK…
Espera para conseguir uma avaliação cirúrgica na cidade de SP chega a 4 anos
G1Por Vítor Anastácio e Giba Bergamim, SP2 — São Paulo11/05/2022 O tempo de espera pela consulta que antecede uma cirurgia…
50 mil brasileiros deixaram de receber diagnóstico de câncer (2020)
Revista Medicina S/A20/04/2022 Apenas entre março e maio de 2020, estima-se que 50 mil brasileiros não receberam o…
NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks
IndependentRebecca Speare-ColeApril 19, 2022 NHS chiefs are urging people to take up invitations for lung cancer check-ups after…
Labor Party to commit $135m to trial 50 urgent care clinics intended to ease pressure on hospitals — in Australia
Announcement comes alongside policies to strengthen Medicare and ‘make it easier to see a doctor’ as ambulance wait…
In the first COVID-19 waves at least 21 million elective cancer operations were cancelled globally (Oct, 2021)
Of eligible patients awaiting surgery 10·0% did not receive surgery after 23 weeks, due to COVID-19 Patients who experienced…
Pandemia diminui pela metade transplantes de córnea no país
Revista Medicina SA23 de Março de 2022 Desde o início da pandemia de Covid-19 no Brasil, em março…
The Backlog Crisis — The impact of pandemic in non covid-19 health care delivery in Brazil (in 2020)
All procedures underwent expressive reduction: screenings ~42% and high complexity surgeries ~28%, among others This is an excerpt of…
Cancer, Covid and me [the personal story of Miranda Green in the UK health system]
Financial TimesMiranda GreenMiranda Green is the FT’s deputy opinion editorFEBRUARY 25 2022 Key messages About Cancer Backlog Management…
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer — UK reports 44% reduction in screening
The NHS reports 44% reduction in women screened for breast cancer between 2020 and 2021 Cancer Research UKLilly MatsonFebruary…
