Reliance on private hospitals being ‘hard wired’ into NHS elective care

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The drive to cut NHS waiting lists is becoming ‘disproportionately reliant’ on the private sector, experts have warned, as new data suggests rapid growth in the elective activity carried out by non-NHS providers.

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