Long NHS waits climb as Omicron curbs activity levels

NHS waiting lists climbed again in January to reach 6.1 million – up from 6.06 million in December 2021 – with another sharp increase in the longest waits. The number of patients waiting a year or more for treatment edged up from 310,813 to 311,528. And while there was a 5% decrease in the number…

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