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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Lloyd

Estimated 121,000 died while waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says

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An estimated 121,000 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment in England last year, Labour has claimed.

Figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest record numbers of people are “spending their final months in pain and agony” while in line for care, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said.

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