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Article: DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS: THE HIDDEN WAITING LISTS FACING NHS PATIENTS IN WALES.(News)

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February 16, 2006
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Byline: By MADELEINE BRINDLEY Western Mail

Hundreds of patients are waiting almost a year and a half for X-rays and scans, new figures reveal. And more than 2,300 patients are waiting the same length of time to be seen by a foot specialist. The shocking figures reveal the hidden waiting times patients currently have to endure before their illness is properly diagnosed. And they reveal the scale of the challenge the NHS faces to reach the Welsh Assembly Government's 2009 six month target. Despite improvements in the inpatient and outpatient waiting lists, urgent ...

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