O recrutamento do NHS congela em unidades de câncer e varredura de risco de atendimento ao paciente, adverte o Royal College of Radiologists. NHS recruitment freezes in cancer and scanning units risk patient care, warns Royal College of Radiologists.

Os congelamentos de recrutamento no câncer do NHS e nos departamentos de varredura estão arriscando o atendimento ao paciente, de acordo com o Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). Recruitment freezes in NHS cancer and scanning departments are risking patient care, according to the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). Mais de 20% dos trusts do NHS na Inglaterra e no Reino Unido implementaram esses congelamentos, com 24% dos chefes do centro de câncer e 19% dos diretores de radiologia relatando problemas. Over 20% of NHS trusts in England and the UK have implemented these freezes, with 24% of cancer centre heads and 19% of radiology directors reporting issues. O Reino Unido enfrenta um grave déficit de 1.962 radiologistas consultores e 185 oncologistas clínicos, contribuindo para longos tempos de espera e resultados de varredura atrasados. The UK faces a severe shortfall of 1,962 consultant radiologists and 185 clinical oncologists, contributing to long waiting times and delayed scan results.