title: Clinical management. Failure is not an option.
abstract: The deadline for targets to start treatment for cancer within 31 days of a decision to treat, and 62 days of an urgent GP referral is at the end of the year. The health secretary is concerned over lack of progress towards the targets. Problems hampering progress include data collection issues and overly complicated waiting lists. Whittington Hospital and University of Leicester Hospitals trusts have made marked progress by redesigning the care pathway.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists