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In the press - 2022

  • BBC DNA Family Secrets with Stacey Dooley 
    BBC | 16th June 2022
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  • Professor Wishart features in an ITV film on Ian Paterson - 'Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Suregon' 
    ITV | 12th June 2022
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  • Cancer survival in England is not improving - here's what needs to be done 
    The Conversation/The Independent | 7th April 2022
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  • The UK not making progress on 75% target of diagnosing cancer at an early
    LBC Radio | 5th April 2022
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 In the press - 2021

  • The effect of Covid on cancer diagnosis  - up to 1,000 fewer cancer cases diagnosed each week due to lockdown measures 
    The Express | 29th January 2021 
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  • Lockdown and cancer: are we getting the full story?
    The Spectator | 3rd April 2021 
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  • Bowel Cancer Symptoms: The two 'most common' changes in your bowel habits to look out for 
    The Express | 12th April 2021 
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  • Professor Wishart speaks with BBC Look East on NHS waiting times caused by the pandemic.
    BBC Look East | 4th May 2021 
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  • Professor Wishart speaks with The Telegraph on aiming for ‘super normal’ when it comes to cancer services
    The Telegraph | 9th December 2021
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In the press - 2020 

  • Resetting the provider-insurer relationship
    LaingBuisson: Healthcare Markets | 21st July 2020
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  • Check4Cancer says audit confirms clinical excellence of breast cancer pathway
    LaingBuisson: Healthcare Markets | 14th July 2020
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  • Urgent cancer referrals were wrongly turned down during the pandemic
    Mail Online | 12th July 2020
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  • 10 million on NHS waiting lists by Christmas
    Sunday Express | 21st June 2020
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  • At home HPV testing for cervical cancer screening could prevent further harm caused by suspension of NHS screening services during the pandemic
    Check4Cancer news | 10th June 2020
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  • 'I am very angry at the way I have been treated due to Covid-19': Horrendous toll on non-virus patients is emerging
    ITV News Online | 9th June 2020
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  • Putting off cancer treatments is ‘trading deaths’ say experts
    Sunday Express | 31st May 2020
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  • Study confirms one-week radiotherapy schedule is safe and effective following breast cancer surgery – a major benefit to patients and over-stretched health services
    eCancer | 14th May 2020
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  • HM meets… Professor Gordon Wishart
    LaingBuisson: Healthcare Markets | 13th May 2020
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  • Thousands of vital cancer treatments missed due to coronavirus pandemic
    Sunday Express | 7th May 2020
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  • Failure to fully integrate NHS and private hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic will increase cancer death rates
    eCancer | 20th April 2020
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  • Thousands of hospital beds are EMPTY - despite non-COVID-19 patients denied treatment
    Sunday Express | 19th April 2020
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  • Today
    BBC Radio 4 | 13th April 2020
  • Cancer deaths set to soar amid coronavirus crisis
    Sunday Express | 12th April 2020
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  • Cancer treatment delays could increase death rates due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on UK hospital capacity
    eCancer | 9th April 2020
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  • Specialist cancer providers in talks with NHS over additional services during Covid-19 outbreak
    LaingBuisson: Healthcare Markets | 9th April 2020
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  • Today
    BBC Radio 4 | 8th April 2020
  • The Emma Barnett Show
    BBC Radio 5 Live | 8th April 2020
  • Lunchtime Live
    BBC Radio Scotland | 8th April 2020
  • Cancer patients could see condition develop from 'operable to inoperable' because medics are busy battling coronavirus, expert warns after NHS strikes deal for private hospitals to take on 20,000 high-priority cases
    Mail Online | 8th April 2020
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  • Nurse, 55, with rare cancer who raised £50,800 on GoFundMe for emergency treatment after NHS postponed it due to coronavirus has private procedure cancelled the day before due to staff shortages
    Mail Online | 8th April 2020
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  • Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer  calls for urgent UK Government action to tackle the backlog of 3 million cancer patients waiting for screening or diagnosis. 
  • BBC News | 18th September 2020  Listen from 14.23 
  • How the pandemic is changing traditional healthcare relationships in the UK
    LaingBuisson: Healthcare Markets | 21st September  2020
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  • Covid chaos offers chance to revamp independent practice
    Independent Practitioner Today | 14th October  2020
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  • Coronavirus: Hidden toll of 25,000 extra deaths in private homes since virus took hold
    Express | 20th October  2020
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  • Doctors fear for the continued actions of the Government 
    Express | 2nd November  2020
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