BBCNEWS BBC News at Six August 12, 2021 17:09:00
Surgeons say for gail and others waiting a long time there is a risk that things will get worse. they may not have been urgent but they are... they become increasingly urgent the longer patients wait and there is no alternative. these patients need an operation, so we need investment and we need to keep prioritising these patients so they don't get forgotten. the total waiting for routine treatment in england injune was 9.6% of the whole population. in scotland, it was 8.2% in march, the latest available figure. in wales, it was 19.2% in may and in northern ireland, nearly a quarter of the pop...