Millions of people missed vital medical scans in England this year as NHS hospitals cut capacity by up to 89% to make room for coronavirus patients
Investigation found scan capacity was cut by a third in most regions of England
MRI and CT scans, and X-rays were all scaled back to make way for Covid care
Cancers may have been allowed to grow for weeks or months because of delays
Health experts now fear a time bomb of ill health as people return to clinics
By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 04:37 EST, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 05:14 EST, 17 December 2020
Millions of medical scans were cancelled during the first wave of the Covid crisis as NHS hospitals scrambled to free up space for coronavirus patients, data shows.
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