A Shropshire MP brought a tragic case to the spotlight during Prime Minister's Questions, highlighting long NHS waiting times.
North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan shared the story of a cancer sufferer who had to wait five months for a scan result.
The delay led to the patient receiving unsuitable chemotherapy.
The MP said this was a symptom of the widespread issue of health delays in Shropshire.
She pointed out that the county holds the record for the longest delays in the country for CT and MRI scans.
Ms Morgan said she has 'been inundated with complaints from constituents' about the long waiting times.
The complaints come from patients who are waiting for a diagnosis, as well as those already receiving treatment.
She spoke in the Commons about the bowel cancer sufferer who was put on the wrong chemotherapy treatment due to the five-month delay in getting the scan result.
This was her example of how the waiting times are impacting people's lives.
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) released information showing that 8.3 per cent of CT and MRI scans in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area have taken more than a month to be read.
This is the worst record of any NHS Integrated Care Board in England.
The RCR has said that there is a 31 per cent shortage of radiologists across the country.
This shortage contributes to longer NHS waiting times and poor health outcomes, especially in rural areas that lack specialist provision.
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Ms Morgan said: "I was contacted last week by a constituent whose husband has stage four bowel cancer.
"He had a routine scan in June, but didn't receive the results until early November and unfortunately, within that period, he received unsuitable chemotherapy and his cancer has progressed.
"Given that Shropshire has the worst record in the country for CT and MRI scan results, can I ask the deputy prime minister the same question that my constituent has asked me?
"When is the Government going to address this problem?"
In response, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said she was "sincerely sorry" to hear about the cancer sufferer's situation.
She said the Government plans to inject more funds into the NHS to tackle the issue of long waiting times and ensure timely cancer detection.
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