Patients in England on long NHS waiting lists paid thousands of pounds for treatment in the last three months of 2021, with just under 70,000 procedures being self-funded.
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The figures indicate a 39% rise on the same period pre-pandemic…
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How NHS waiting lists could create a ‘two-tier’ system in healthcare
