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

Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

Healthcare worker talking to a patient who is receiving an MRI Scan
Demand for tests such as MRI scans is outstripping the NHS’s ability to meet it. Photograph: skynesher/Getty Images

A record number of people are waiting for a diagnostic test on the NHS, triggering fears that delays in accessing CT and MRI scans could endanger patients’ health.

A total of 1.92 million patients in England are waiting to have a test to diagnose their illness such as by an ultrasound scan, assessment of their hearing, bone scan or various tests for cancer.

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