(MENAFN) The head of an NHS specialist hospital raised caution about cancer care at the hospital to have turned out to be "unsustainable" due to a lack of workforce.
Chemotherapy cycles were warned in a memo sent to Oxford's Churchill Hospital workers that it could be removed.
Chemotherapy chief Dr Andrew Weaver explained in the memo that holdups were occurring as a result of a 40% decrease in the number of nurses.
The hospital wasn't provided with a sufficient number of trained nurses to manage medication at its day treatment unit, Dr. Weaver noted as he added "as a consequence we are having to delay chemotherapy patients' starting times to four weeks."
MENAFN1001201800450000ID1096334147
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.