ALMOST five million people are waiting for NHS treatment, new figures revealed today.
Management body NHS England said that 4.7 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of February 2021 – the highest figure since records began in 2007.
In February 387,885 people had waited more than a year.
This is the highest monthly figure since December 2007, and up from just 1,613 in February last year.
The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) estimates that there are more than 36,000 unfilled nursing vacancies.
Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: “Ten years of Tory underfunding, cuts and chronic staff shortages left the NHS exposed when the pandemic hit last year.
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Brexit: Cross-border medics and nurses must register in UK and Ireland
By Louise Cullen
image captionMore than 100 medics and nurses are being dual registered in both states
More than 100 medics and nurses must now be registered in both the UK and Republic of Ireland due to their involvement in cross-border transfers and all-island work.
The five health trusts have been told affected staff must be registered by the end of March.
It is because flexibility that was granted under EU legislation after Brexit is coming to an end.
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland share some healthcare services.
These include paediatric cardiology services, some adult cardiac services and some cancer services.
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