Number of NHS patients in pain 'worse than death' has DOUBLED in a year, study claims

Number of NHS patients in pain 'worse than death' has DOUBLED in a year, study claims Twice as many NHS patients waiting for surgery are gritting their teeth through pain 'worse than death' now than before Covid, scientists say.

Edinburgh University experts found a third of patients waiting for hip replacements in September were living in agony. For comparison, the figure was fewer than a fifth before the pandemic. The Daily Mail

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• The number of patients “worse than death” while waiting for a hip or knee arthroplasty has nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK nationwide survey (open access) The Bone and Joint Journal