Coronavirus: Year-long waits for hospital care in England worst since 2008

NEWS IN ENGLISH 12.11.2020, 19:55 13.11.2020, 08:41 ALP ERMIYA

The number of people waiting over a year for hospital treatment in England has hit its highest levels since 2008.

Patients are meant to be seen within 18 weeks - but nearly 140,000 of the 4.35 million on the waiting list at the end of September had waited over a year.

The number waiting 12 months or more has increased sharply this year - the figure in February was just 1,600.

Surgeons said it was "tragic" patients were being left in pain while they waited for treatment.

And others warned the situation could become even worse during winter with the NHS seeing rising numbers of Covid patients.

In recent weeks, major hospitals in Bradford, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham and Liverpool, which have seen high rates of infection, have announced the mass cancellation of non-urgent work.

Chart showing long hospital waits

#Coronavirus: Yearlong waits for hospital care in England worst since 2008

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	34	91
2. Fenerbahçe	33	86
3. Trabzonspor	33	55
4. Beşiktaş	33	51
5. Başakşehir	33	49
6. Rizespor	33	48
7. Kasımpasa	33	46
8. Antalyaspor	33	45
9. Alanyaspor	33	45
10. Sivasspor	33	45
11. A.Demirspor	34	42
12. Samsunspor	33	39
13. Ankaragücü	33	37
14. Kayserispor	33	37
15. Konyaspor	33	36
16. Gaziantep FK	33	34
17. Karagümrük	33	33
18. Hatayspor	33	33
19. Pendikspor	33	30
20. İstanbulspor	33	16

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1. Eyüpspor	31	69
2. Göztepe	31	63
3. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	31	55
4. Sakaryaspor	31	54
5. Bodrumspor	31	52
6. Kocaelispor	31	52
7. Bandırmaspor	31	47
8. Boluspor	31	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	31	47
10. Erzurumspor	31	42
11. Ümraniye	31	37
12. Manisa FK	31	36
13. Keçiörengücü	31	36
14. Şanlıurfaspor	31	34
15. Tuzlaspor	31	33
16. Adanaspor	31	32
17. Altay	31	15
18. Giresunspor	31	7

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1. Arsenal	34	77
2. M.City	33	76
3. Liverpool	34	74
4. Aston Villa	34	66
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. M. United	33	53
7. Newcastle	33	50
8. West Ham United	34	48
9. Chelsea	32	47
10. Bournemouth	34	45
11. Brighton	33	44
12. Wolves	34	43
13. Fulham	34	42
14. Crystal Palace	34	39
15. Brentford	34	35
16. Everton	34	33
17. Nottingham Forest	34	26
18. Luton Town	34	25
19. Burnley	34	23
20. Sheffield United	34	16

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2. Barcelona	32	70
3. Girona	32	68
4. Atletico Madrid	32	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	32	58
6. Real Sociedad	32	51
7. Real Betis	32	48
8. Valencia	32	47
9. Villarreal	32	42
10. Getafe	32	40
11. Osasuna	32	39
12. Sevilla	32	37
13. Las Palmas	32	38
14. Deportivo Alaves	32	35
15. Rayo Vallecano	32	34
16. Mallorca	32	31
17. Celta Vigo	32	31
18. Cadiz	32	25
19. Granada	32	18
20. Almeria	32	14