NHS falls short on A&E, cancer care and surgery targets

Just one service in the UK hit its objectives in the past 12 months

NHS ambulances and A&E
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Performance targets for cancer care, A&E and planned operations at NHS hospitals across the UK are being missed “en masse”, according to research by the BBC.

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