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Cancer patient’s long wait for treatment highlights frustration with UK government as election nears
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Nathaniel Dye poses for a photograph during an interview in London, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Dye, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer and faced delays in treatment, is hoping the opposition Labour Party will win the July 4 election and fix problems with Britain’s National Health Service. - photo by AP Photo/Kin Cheung
LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is doing everything he can to make sure the Labour Party wins this one. Dismayed by delays in his diagnosis by the National Health Service, the 38-year-old says he feels let down by the Conservative-led government, which health policy experts say has failed to adequately fund the NHS.