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Half of patients waiting for hospital treatment are under care of same NHS trusts
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
MORE than half of people waiting the longest for pre-planned hospital treatment in England are under the care of just nine NHS trusts, analysis of official figures show.
Over 2,700 patients had been waiting at least a year and a half to begin hospital treatment as of September, with nine NHS trusts — all located in south or east England — accounting for 51.1 per cent of this total.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust was responsible for 21.4 per cent.
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