NHS crisis: ‘People dying in chairs’ as corridor care becomes norm

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Treatment outside wards is commonplace in hospitals, with more than 54,000 patients waiting over 12 hours last month. Is this the breaking point for the NHS?

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The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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