Rejected petition Implement a ruling that all x-rays to be viewed independently by 2 specialists.
Implement a Ruling stating that all X-rays reported, independently by 2 consultants. One of whom must be a cancer specialist.
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MacMillan Cancer Support state there is an “estimated 3 million people living with cancer in the UK. Each year, around 167,000 people die from cancer in the UK, an average of 460 people every day.
(MacMillan.org.uk 4 March 2024, https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/research/cancer-statistics-fact-sheet)
I believe that the figure of 167,000 deaths could be reduced by thorough and accurate x-ray reading by two consultants (one of which must be a cancer specialist).
This could result in reduced cancer treatment, costing less to the government/NHS, a reduction in the use of theatres (early cancer can, in most cases, be treated with chemotherapy and ongoing maintenance) thus freeing up more beds.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about how to review patient x-rays are a matter for the NHS and individual medical professionals, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.