Covid crisis leads to record high NHS waiting lists - your rights explained. (PA)
People in need of medical treatment are facing record high waiting lists as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with hospitals in stretched to the limit.
Figures from NHS England show 4.59 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of January – the highest number since records began in August 2007.
The number waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment stood at 304,044 in the same month – the highest number for any calendar month since January 2008.
But what are your legal rights if your treatment or procedure has been pushed back due to Covid?