NHS England ‘set to eliminate two-year waiting lists’ by July

NHS England ‘set to eliminate two-year waiting lists’ by July NHS England is poised to “virtually eliminate” the list of those who have waited more than two years for treatment, its chief executive has said, as patients are given the option to be treated more quickly at hospitals in different parts of the country.

The number of people who have waited for two years or more to receive treatment has fallen from a peak of 22,500 in January to 6,700, after the Covid-19 pandemic caused waiting lists to mount. The Guardian

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