威尔士的癌症护理未能达到治疗目标,患者等待治疗的时间超过100天。 Welsh cancer care fails to meet treatment targets, with patients waiting over 100 days for treatment.

威尔士审计长报告说,自2020年8月以来,癌症治疗目标一直未能实现,没有卫生局在62天内开始75%的癌症患者的首次治疗。 The Auditor General for Wales reports a continuing failure to meet cancer treatment targets since August 2020, with no health board starting 75% of cancer patients' first treatment within 62 days. 报告呼吁威尔士政府和国民保健制度行政部门发挥更明确的领导作用和作用,以改善各项服务。 The report calls for clearer leadership and roles from the Welsh Government and NHS Executive to improve services. 尽管投资增加,但癌症诊断和治疗的等待时间却增加了,有些病人等待了100天以上。 Despite increased investment, waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment have risen, with some patients waiting over 100 days. 威尔士的癌症死亡率在联合王国是第二高的。 Wales has the second-highest cancer mortality rate in the UK.