NHS backlogs sees Brits turn to PMI: IPPR

According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) State of Health and Care 2022 report, the shift to PMI is a "symptom" of the NHS being under resourced and struggling to recruit and retain its workforce. The report follows data release in January by the NHS which showed the extent of its backlog and waiting list, currently totalling six million people, 300,000 of which have been waiting for over a year for surgical procedures. A poll by IPPR of 3,466 adults taken in November 2021, showed that 31% of adults in the UK - equivalent to 16 million people - struggled to access t...