Almost Half of NHS England Waiting List Patients yet to Have Initial Appointment
- Around three million people in England have not had further healthcare since they were referred to a hospital waiting list, according to new data.
- The analysis from MBI Health found that nearly half of patients on the NHS waiting list have not been seen by a specialist yet.
- Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association, stated that nearly half of all patients on a waiting list haven't been seen by anyone, indicating a breakdown in the healthcare service.
- The latest data shows that around one million of the three million unseen patients have gone over 18 weeks without receiving any care.
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