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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Those waiting longest for NHS care to be asked if they will travel for treatment

PA Wire

Hundreds of thousands of patients who have been waiting for 10 months or more for NHS care are to be given the chance to travel to another hospital to speed up their treatment time, officials have said.

Earlier this year NHS England announced plans to give people the opportunity to travel for treatment in a bid to bring down the record backlog of care in the health service.

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