The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk
By Nick Triggle
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Covid has left a toxic legacy for the NHS, with hospitals facing a huge backlog, putting lives at risk, patient groups and staff are warning.
And in-depth analysis by BBC News has found:
waiting lists have ballooned at some hospitals in England, with more than one out of every 10 of patients in a quarter of trusts left at least a year without treatment
major disruption to cancer services, with some hospitals struggling to treat half of their patients within the target time of two months
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News by Claudia Aoraha, The Sun 16th Dec 2020 5:34 AM | Updated: 6:22 AM Â A dad-of-two who had to beg to get an MRI scan because of the COVID-19 crisis has died of cancer, his family have revealed. Sherwin Hall, 27, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, went to hospital on March 23 suffering from leg pain - but despite repeated visits, he was initially only given a course of antibiotics. After begging for a scan and 13 hospital visits in four weeks, Mr Hall was finally given an MRI scan on May 26 which revealed a 14cm malignant tumour in his pelvis and 30 lung tumours Before his death, Mr Hall said, I kept begging them in April and May to give me an MRI scan, but no-one would listen.
News by Claudia Aoraha, The Sun 16th Dec 2020 5:34 AM | Updated: 6:22 AM Â A dad-of-two who had to beg to get an MRI scan because of the COVID-19 crisis has died of cancer, his family have revealed. Sherwin Hall, 27, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, went to hospital on March 23 suffering from leg pain - but despite repeated visits, he was initially only given a course of antibiotics. After begging for a scan and 13 hospital visits in four weeks, Mr Hall was finally given an MRI scan on May 26 which revealed a 14cm malignant tumour in his pelvis and 30 lung tumours Before his death, Mr Hall said, I kept begging them in April and May to give me an MRI scan, but no-one would listen.