it soared, with 5.3 million now on the list. the orange area shows the number waiting more than 18 weeks, with a sharp increase during the pandemic. labour said a rescue plan was urgently needed. behind every number is a patient s story, like hilary s. she s been waiting more than a year and half for hip replacement. 0bviously heavily reliant on painkillers. the pain can be anything from just a constant ache to a stabbing pain. it can disturb my sleep, even with painkillers. my frustration, i think, is over not knowing how much longer i m going to have to wait. there are many unknowns for the nhs. although covid pressures on hospitals are less than feared at one stage, what might happen in the months ahead and what could happen if there s a severe winter flu season? those challenges will come on top of the drive to reduce the backlog of routine operations. another task for the nhs will be the continued roll out
a constant ache to a stabbing pain. it can disturb my sleep, even with painkillers. my frustration, i think, is over not knowing how much longer i m going to have to wait. there are many unknowns for the nhs. although covid pressures on hospitals are less than feared at one stage, what might happen in the months ahead and what could happen if there s a severe winter flu season? those challenges will come on top of the drive to reduce the backlog of routine operations. another task for the nhs will be the continued roll out of the vaccination programme, now extended to 16 and 17 year olds. at the moment, that will be through a combination of gps contacting people, inviting them forjabs, and a number of places that are already offering walk in vaccination opportunities. we ll see many more of those open up this week. and then boosterjabs for those
the immediate focus at vaccination centres is the inclusion of 16 and 17 year olds since the end of last week. at the moment, that will be through a combination of gps contacting people, inviting them in forjabs, and a number of places that are already offering walk in vaccination opportunities. we ll see many more of those open up this week. and there s a lot more for the new chief executive to think about. there are many unknowns for the nhs. although covid pressures on hospitals are less than feared at one stage, what might happen in the months ahead and what could happen if there is a severe winter flu season? those challenges will come on top of the drive to reduce the backlog of routine operations. the waiting list for nonurgent surgery in england is above 5 million. the health secretary said again it could hit 13 million as people who missed out last year because of the pandemic came forward for treatment. cutting it, he said,
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we are losing much of our lives. i am more than happy to get it if we can go back to normal. especially with going to university in september, we re hoping that we can have a normal life. i am expecting that. by the end of the year, for people who are vaccinated, borders will be much - it will be easier to cross borders. so i ll be able to go back. to india, meet my parents, go back to singapore, meet my friends. - all adults in wales and northern ireland can also book a vaccine. so can over 185 in glasgow. but for the rest of scotland, people need to be over 30. but while the successful roll out rolls on, doctors fear the finish line is not yet in sight. with the government saying it s continuing to plan for a booster programme later in the year, the royal college of gps is warning covid pressures will be here for a long time to come, and many within the nhs agree. we need to recognise that what comes next is going to be really quite challenging. we ve got to answer some very import