but shocking figures uncovered by labour yesterday show some patients are suffering agonising waits of as many as 541 days to begin treatment.. picks two weeks ago, the second time in four years he's nailed the race's top-three finishers.) but getting to this point was a long road.. we have let patients down, admits senior northern ireland civil servant .

andrew kaye, head of policy at macmillan cancer support said it was �shocking� that a cancer patient had to wait 541 days for treatment..