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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poorer patients waiting longer

PA Wire

NHS services have failed to close the gaps in services which are leaving poorer people twice as likely to wait a year for care, new research has found.

Despite promises made during 2020 in the wake of Covid by the NHS and government to tackle inequalities in care, not enough progress has been made to bring down waits for marginalised groups, according to the think tank the King’s Fund.

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