Doctors and nurses in Southampton have been asked to work weekends to help reduce long waiting lists.
Doctors and nurses have been asked to give up their free time to help reduce long hospital waiting lists ahead of winter.High patient numbers, staffing challenges and post-Covid recovery have caused a backlog of more than 500 patients, according to the service.Husband and wife John and Thelma Wheeler need screenings twice a year to check their bladder cancer has not returned
The urology centre, which opened in 2019, sees patients from across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset and the Channel Islands. Bladder cancer patients Thelma and John Wheeler should have check-ups every six months but said appointments were often delayed."I just wanted to see everything was alright, that was all.The married couple were able to visit the centre in October because of the extra weekend clinics.
"I think it's important to give the patients a diagnosis or just get rid of their concerns," he added. Instead of spending time with her family, healthcare worker Fran Argente is helping to run the extra clinicsFran Argente, a healthcare assistant, said she would usually watch her son's football matches at the weekend but was working instead.
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