Outpatient waiting list surpasses 600,000 for first time

The number of outpatients on the waiting list has surpassed the 600,000 mark for the first time, the latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show.

Last month, 80,283 patients were waiting for an inpatient/daycase procedure, up from 66,563 at the start of the year but down 4,000 on June. A total of 819,037 patients are on some form of waiting list monitored by the NTPF; this includes patients who have been given a date for their procedure or who need to be seen after treatment.

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