Demand for 'self-funded heart operations surges' as NHS waiting lists grow

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Demand for 'self-funded heart operations surges' as NHS waiting lists grow
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The NHS waiting list in England has ballooned to 5.3 million, including nearly 4,000 patients who have been waiting for two years, and it's leading people to pay for their own surgery, it has been reported

More patients are opting to pay for expensive life-saving surgery because of crippling NHS waiting lists, it has been reported.

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