NHS trusts are urging patients to pay to use private services, including some within NHS hospitals, to avoid record wait times.
New figures this weekend showed 7.21 million people in England are waiting for NHS treatments, months after the wait listCampaigners fear the encouragement of private healthcare by NHS trusts is contributing to a "two-tier" health care system.
NHS trusts including East Sussex, Great Western and Norfolk are advertising paid-for services within public facilities, The Observer reported. East Sussex vowed "fast access" for private patients, while James Paget university hospitals in Norfolk writes: “We provide highly experienced consultant-led services … without the waiting list.”An empty bed at a private hospital is pictured.
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