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RNIB hits out at cataract waiting list 'lottery'

1998-10-08T00:00:00

The Royal National Institute for the Blind has condemned the 'lottery' of waiting times for cataract surgery. The RNIB says analysis of NHS figures shows the average waiting time for surgery is 20 weeks, but people living in Newcastle upon Tyne wait for an average of just 12 weeks while ...

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