The number of cardiac patients on waiting lists has risen to a new record high as the British Heart Foundation (TheBHF) warned of a “cardiovascular crisis” within the NHS PMGallagher1 reports:
, an increase of just over 4,000 on the previous month. The number of people on the waiting list has risen by 70 per cent since February 2020, the month before the pandemic began, when 233,081 people were waiting for cardiac care.
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, associate medical director at the charity, said: “It never fails to shock me that month after month, we continue to see record rises in the number of people waiting far too long for potentially lifesaving heart care in England.– with so many people waiting too long for vital tests, treatment and procedures, for some it may prove too late to prevent permanent heart damage, disability due to heart failure and even premature death.
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