Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Leak reveals trust omitting two-year waits from reported figures

By Emily Townsend and James Illman2024-01-19T05:19:00

A hospital trust has been breaching national guidance by excluding some long waiters from its reported waiting list figures, in a move experts warned could put patient safety at serious risk.

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