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Mr. Kojo Acquah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Officer of the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) has said the assembly was committed to investing in the healthcare sector for quality delivery to the people of the municipality. He said the assembly successfully organized numerous capacity-building and training workshops for all healthcare delivery…
analysis by bbc news shows 13% fewer routine operations are taking place compared to the beginning of 2020. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been speaking to some of those affected. i haven t always been able to walk as far as i d like to walk. specifically due to the hernia, especially early on when it was very painful. marcus has been waiting for a hernia operation for close to four years. during that time, he s received just one letter from the hospital. now it s more about how it looks, how it appears, even. it s obvious now, when i m standing up and walking, i can t get away from it. i can t conceal it any more. so i try and. i tend to stay home. there are now nearly seven million people waiting for nhs treatments in england, but the number of operations being carried out is 13% lower than it was before the pandemic. and outpatient clinics and minor procedures are down by 6%, according to bbc analysis.
sophie hutchinson has been speaking to some of those affected. i haven t always been able to walk as far as i d like to walk. specifically due to the hernia, especially early on when it was very painful. marcus has been waiting for a hernia operation for close to four years. during that time, he s received just one letter from the hospital. now it s more about how it looks, how it appears, even. it s obvious now, when i m standing up and walking, i can t get away from it. i can t conceal it any more. so i try and. i tend to stay home. there are now nearly seven million people waiting for nhs treatments in england, but the number of operations being carried out is 13% lower than it was before the pandemic. and outpatient clinics and minor procedures are down by 6%, according to bbc analysis. and that s the reason the backlog is growing. surgeons say operating theatres are being left unused because of staff shortages,
specifically due to the hernia, especially early on when it was very painful. marcus has been waiting for a hernia operation for close to four years. during that time, he s received just one letter from the hospital. now it s more about how it looks, how it appears, it s obvious now when i m standing up and walking. i can t get away from it. i can t conceal it any more, so i tend to stay home. a record one in every eight people in england is currently waiting for nhs treatment, but the number of operations being carried out is 12% lower than it was before the pandemic, and outpatient clinics and minor procedures are down by 4%, according to bbc analysis, and that is the reason the backlog is growing. surgeons say operating theatres are being left unused because of staff shortages, a lack of beds and complications relating to covid. very often, it s not clear