NHS waiting lists have grown as a result of the pandemic THOUSANDS of patients are waiting more than a year for non urgent treatment at York Hospital, figures reveal. The latest data shows that 2,473 people have been waiting for more than 52 weeks for treatment and 528 patients have now waited for more than a year and a half. The numbers are actually lower than initially predicted and hospital leaders have praised staff for their efforts to treat patients on the waiting list while the number of Covid inpatients remained high. Wendy Scott, of the hospital trust, said: We did forecast that we would have a significant number of long waiters and we are actually below where we forecast ourselves to be.
Almost 2,500 patients have waited more than a year for non-urgent treatment at York Hospital, figures show yorkshirepost.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yorkshirepost.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.