Waiting for treatment

Hello

i was diagnosied with Basel cell carcinoma skin cancel 2/3 months ago, as I hadn’t heard from the NHS, references removal I chased up the department that wrote to me, I had checked the waiting period for treatment on the net and their targets were to receive treatment up to  62 days after diagnosis. The answer I received was that waiting was approx 10 Months, is this acceptable?

 Regards

MWC4

  • Hi MWC4,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. This does sound like a long time to be waiting. I'm not sure if you have discussed this with your doctor yet, but it would be worth doing so. You can also mention to the hospital, if this is possible for you, to be informed of any cancellations or similar that could mean you get seen sooner.

    If you don't get anywhere with this, you can also speak to the PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service), as they may be able to further advise. There is more information about this here.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator