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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

A third in UK missed work in 2022 due to delays accessing NHS care

A GP at their desk.
A GP at their desk. Overall 36% of respondents said they had missed at least some work because of difficulty getting care. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

One in three people have missed work in the last year because of delays in accessing NHS care, according to new research.

Opposition politicians said the findings showed that long waiting times and the NHS’s record waiting list were damaging the economy by leaving people too sick to work.

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