Breast cancer care suffering due to reduced staff, new research finds 

The research involved 184 breast cancer patients and 116 consultants in Ireland.

Doctors working in breast cancer care have warned that patient safety has been deteriorating due to reduced staff numbers and inadequate systems for record keeping.

New research from Cork University Hospital and University College Cork examined how consultants and patients viewed the treatment of breast cancer across the health service. “The majority of doctors felt patient safety had worsened, or stayed the same, in the past five years and that there were inadequate medical error prevention measures,” the study found.