Private providers used sparingly in summer waiting list work

Elderly in man in bed with health worker tending to him

Source: Most people would like to remain at home in familiar surroundings to receive their care at the end

Private providers treated fewer than one in 10 of the patients left on NHS waiting lists for more than 18 weeks during the government’s summer drive to cut queues, HSJ analysis reveals.

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