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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Smith

Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet

A scheme dispatching expert medical teams to hospitals in areas with high levels of unemployment is dramatically cutting NHS waiting lists, the Health Secretary says.

The initiative, launched in September, targets 20 areas where a significant portion of the population is not in work due to ill health, among other factors.

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