Backlog of longest-wait patients slashed in England
Thousands waiting more than two years for scans, checks and surgery have finally been treated. …
Nigel Edwards, chief executive of The Nuffield Trust independent health think tank, said: “This is a good achievement – but like getting to base camp, there’s quite a mountain to climb in terms of people waiting over a year… and over 78 weeks, which are much bigger numbers than the figure for two-year waits.”
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