HEALTHTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England
A record 1.92 million patients in England are waiting for NHS diagnostic tests, with one in five waiting over six weeks. The waiting list has increased by 500,000 since 2022 and is 83% higher than pre-pandemic levels, projected to reach 2 million by March 2027.
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