Waiting lists for British patients remain long

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Pasir newspaper Nuye Perse wrote in an article: British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak wants to improve the waiting time in the health system in England, as millions of people in this country are currently waiting for planned treatment for their disease.

Millions of people in England are currently waiting for a planned treatment in hospital – and despite Rishi Sunak’s promises, this may continue to be the case for years to come, a survey has revealed. This is the result of the study of the Institute of Financial Studies. Accordingly, at the end of December, there were about 7.6 million cases on the NHS waiting list for an inpatient or outpatient procedure.

This institution He wrote that this figure is almost 400,000 more than a year ago and about 3 million more than before the corona pandemic. In this way, the Prime Minister of England has not reached the goal he set a year ago. Nevertheless, there is reason for hope. The number of cases on the waiting list decreased for three consecutive months at the end of 2023.

Sonak made reducing the waiting time in the health system one of its most important goals. His Conservative Party has been in power in Britain for about 14 years. This party is currently behind the opposition Labor Party in the polls in the critical election year of 2024. Britain must elect a new parliament by January 2025 at the latest.

“Max Warner”, the author of the study, said: “The next government could very well create a waiting list in England.” to inherit that its number is decreasing. But even if the trend is in the right direction, the list will be longer than before, and it’s unlikely to change anytime soon. According to him, even in an optimistic scenario, we assume that the waiting list in four years will still be higher than at the beginning of the Corona epidemic.

National Health Service Organization In its latest report, England recently announced that last January, 54,308 patients waited more than 12 hours for hospital officials to decide whether to admit them. This amount shows a 23% increase compared to the statistics of last December, when 44 thousand and 45 people were reported. They experienced busy days in January. According to them, 2 million and 230 thousand patients visited the emergency room in one month, which shows a 10% increase compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, according to statistics, the number of patients who waited at least four hours in the emergency department increased from 148,282 people in December to 158,721 people in January, which shows a 7% increase.

Also, observers describe the long waiting list for cancer patients as catastrophic and say that health care is not provided equally.

In In order to reduce the budget deficit and organize the economic situation, the British government has resorted to reducing public welfare expenses, including in the health sector; An action that has led to protests and strikes by medical staff.

The Guardian newspaper recently reported in a report quoting English doctors that more than a third of cancer patients in The country is facing fatal delays in receiving medical services and thousands of people have to wait for months to start their treatment. The chances of survival of these patients is that the disease is diagnosed in the early stages and the treatment process for the affected person starts quickly.

These figures were revealed in the same week that King Charles III of England began treatment for cancer within days of being diagnosed with the disease. At the same time, Buckingham Palace has not specified whether the king is under private health care or is being treated by the National Health Service.

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