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Coronavirus crisis could see NHS patients facing 4-year wait for some treatments
coronavirus crisis began in the hope of limiting the risk of infections. While waiting lists for surgeries and other treatments could explode from 4.2 million to 10 million people by the end of the year.The warnings were published in a report by The Observer – which also suggests beds are being closed and surgeons are performing less procedures due to PPE needs.Group chief executive of Warwick hospital, George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton and County hospital in Hereford Glen Burley warned: “It could be four years before waiting times get back to pre-Covid levels.“We could see that.