Friday 25 November 2022 11:29 AM Cancer survivor is told he'll have to wait two-and-a-half YEARS for a hospital ... trends now
A cancer survivor has told of his devastation at learning he has to wait at least two years for a hospital check-up.
Andrew Jones won't be seen until June 2025, illustrating just how much the NHS is struggling to cope with its record backlog.
Mr Jones, who was given the all-clear five years ago, suffered bladder damage after his operation. It left him needing the toilet more than usual.
His GP decided he needed to see a consultant urologist, in order to assess the scale of the problem. Mr Jones, a grandfather in his sixties, assumed the invite was going to be for 2023.
Cancer survivor Andrew Jones won't have a check-up until June 2025, illustrating just how much the NHS is struggling to cope with its record backlog
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old was given a same June 2025 appointment at the hospital's urology department. He will be 18 by the time he finally gets his check-up
Recalling his thoughts when he discovered it was actually not until 2025, he told ITV News: 'I thought, I'm going to be 64.
'I didn't think it was a life-threatening problem that I got, but I don't know that.
'I don't know what the problem is, so in 2025 it could be twice as worse.'
He assumed the appointment date at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital was a mistake, telling his partner: 'This has got to be a typo, it has got to be 2023.'
Mr Jones told the Shropshire Star: 'It is beyond belief really. I knew the NHS is in a state but I did not think it was that bad.'
It is not clear what cancer Mr
