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‘Long waits for treatment are unacceptable and 20,000 children waiting over a year is unfathomable,’ warns Dr Camilla Kingdon NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million Skip to main ...
Currently, the waiting list stands at 7.6 million, with the latest figures showing some 282,664 people in England had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end ...
Out of this figure, 168 patients were waiting to be treated at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which makes up 6.2% of people waiting at least 18 months for pre-planned treatment.
An estimated 7.54 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March, relating to 6.29 million patients. NHS waiting list for treatment remains ‘stubbornly high’ – experts ...
In December 2017 there were 1,750 patients waiting a year or more, the highest total since August 2012. 242 were at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 156 at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and 114 at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. 11.8% of those waiting for a procedure had waited 18 weeks or more. [68] By March 2018 there were ...
British citizens have been known to travel to other European countries to take advantage of lower costs, and because of a fear of hospital-acquired super bugs and long waiting lists. [5] NHS access is therefore controlled by medical priority rather than price mechanism, leading to waiting lists for both consultations and surgery, up to months ...
A triage nurse prioritises all patients on arrival. Waiting times can be up to 4 hours if a patient goes to the Emergency Department with a minor problem or may be referred to other agencies (e.g. pharmacy, GP, Walk in clinic). Emergency Departments try to treat patients within 4 hours as part of NHS targets for emergency care.
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