NHS patients waiting for diagnosis increase fourfold

Although the results show 12,521 people had not been seen within the Department of Health time limits (compared to 3,510 in 2010), this was a reduction of 3,408 from May. That figure of 15,929 was the largest since February 2008 and marked a peak in the rising waiting list trend that begin immediately following the general election last year. However, while the six-week waiting list dropped, the total number of patients waiting for diagnosis rose to 595,500, its highest level since August 2007. Of the patients waiting at the end of June, 97.9% had been waiting under six weeks, comp...