{"id":23118,"date":"2023-08-18T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opa.org.uk\/?p=23118"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:45:59","slug":"two-thirds-of-cancer-targets-will-be-scrapped-by-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?p=23118","title":{"rendered":"Two-Thirds of Cancer Targets Will Be Scrapped by Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government has confirmed that NHS England cancer targets are to be streamlined, moving from 10 performance standards to three from October.<\/p>\n<p>The new guidelines will move away from the &#8220;outdated&#8221; 2-week wait target, the Government said, which will be replaced with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/cancer\/faster-diagnosis\/\">Faster Diagnosis Standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, anyone who is referred urgently by their GP with suspected cancer must be seen by a specialist within 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>The Faster Diagnosis Standard was initially introduced in April 2021 but has been under &#8220;rigorous consultation&#8221;, according to the Government. 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