Longer NHS waiting times expected after second Covid peak

Around 4.5 million people in England are waiting for hospital care - the highest number on record - and while it is hoped they will be treated within 18 weeks, the ongoing disruption to non-Covid care has meant the number of people being forced to wait more than a year for healthcare has soared from 1,398 to 192,169 in just a year, The Guardian has reported. Speaking to the paper, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson has warned that it will take "months" for an "exhausted and traumatised" NHS to return to normal service once the pandemic is finally over. Hopson said diagnostics ...