Please have patience - GP speaks out on huge hospital waiting lists COVID-19 has seen the number of patients waiting for hospital treatment in south Essex rise to more than 50,000 - with some waiting two years. A Pitsea GP has said her heart goes out to people waiting, but urged patients to remember the NHS has battled a global pandemic. During the pandemic hospitals ceased non-urgent treatment to focus on priority surgery, leaving mid and south Essex hospitals seeing 63 per cent of patients within 18 weeks against a target of 85 per cent. The hospitals have resumed seeing some non-urgent patients but face an uphill battle to tackle the backlog.
More than 50k patients left waiting for hospital treatment after pandemic COVID-19 has seen the number of patients waiting for hospital treatment in south Essex rise to more than 50,000 - with some waiting two years. A Pitsea GP has said her heart goes out to people waiting, but urged patients to remember the NHS has battled a global pandemic. During the pandemic hospitals ceased non-urgent treatment to focus on priority surgery, leaving mid and south Essex hospitals seeing 63 per cent of patients within 18 weeks against a target of 85 per cent. The hospitals have resumed seeing some non-urgent patients but face an uphill battle to tackle the backlog.
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