Hospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'

By Caitlin Tilley2025-10-17T12:46:00

A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.

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