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

More than 1m people in England waiting for non-hospital care, leak reveals

Physiotherapy sign
The analysis shows that 321,000 adults in England are waiting for help, mainly physiotherapy, to tackle musculoskeletal problems such as back and knee pain. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

More than 1 million people are waiting months, and sometimes years, for out-of-hospital care for back pain, foot problems and hearing loss, a leaked NHS England document reveals.

While most of those waiting are adults, almost 300,0000 of them are children and young people who are seeking help with problems such as delayed development and long-term conditions.

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