NHS Wales waiting lists for hospital treatment hit new record

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Waiting times hit a new high although there are improvements in cancer and A&E waits in Wales.

Waiting lists for hospital treatment have hit a new record highs in Wales, according to the latest official figures.The number of individual patients waiting for treatment is also a record - 599,100.

A Welsh government spokesperson said: “We will continue to focus on reducing waiting times and improving access to NHS care and services for people throughout Wales." Sam Rowlands, Conservative health spokesman called the figures "atrocious" and said they showed why Labour could not be trusted to run the health service.

 

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