‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6EAMY)
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatment
More than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, figures obtained by Labour appear to show.
That would be a record high number of such deaths, and is double the 60,000 patients who died in 2017/18.
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