Q: What does 6,366,070
people queuing for nhs treatment look like?

My left hip is crumbled pain and restricted participation in life. Sleep deprivation etc etc

I'm struggling with my eyesight. I'd like to see Iinvestment and recruitment, with better wages

The pain is horrendous, causing anxiety and discomfort. I need help to walk.

Have to take a chemo drug once a week, it knocks me out.

Having to queue in the cold when I am unwell is most unpleasant. I am 76 years of age

Pay our NHS staff a decent living wage.

The discomfort has substantially affected my way of life, I am unable to do what I have always done.

I have had to give up driving and since I live on my own am reliant of family and friends. I am 66 years old and want my life back.

I cannot use my right arm. I need help to wash, dress, feed, and go to the toilet.

I'm in terrible pain and have very restricted movement. Get more staff and stop pushing everybody to private health care

My condition cripples me so much I hide away.

I've been left in limbo without up to date symptom management.

My problems of urination have made my life a nightmare.

Pain, lack of sleep, nausea, tingling, numbness, extreme fatigue. It has prevented work, self care, housework. It has caused depression.

I have suffered debilitating pain since 2019.

It's causing me pain and has reduced my quality of life.

I have constant pain in my injured back and am unhappy about the quantity of analgesics I use

Can't plan my life, fear and constant anxiety that the condition will go critical and become life-threatening.

I'm in pain, and have no maneuverability

Six week wait for a call back for a condition. As an ex paramedic I am appalled at waiting times.

It's depressing

This has significantly damaged my quality of life.

Failure to treat my kidney stones. Fund the NHS not just adequately but increase extra funding above and beyond what would match 2010 levels.

I am on two different waiting lists and it's been a very painful year.

I have worse mental health and my health problem is worsening. Give the NHS what they need to get back to normal.

I have been waiting 5 months for the initial consultation.

I am in lots of pain and this is affecting my mental health. I am also having issues with DWP because of this.

We have been told that podiatry appointments are on hold for now, but have been waiting since last November

The cataract in my right eye has made me virtually blind on that side now my left eye is affected! If it is not dealt with I may not be able to see.

It's affected me a lot. More money need to be invested in the helping people and doctors

My quality and duration of sleep has been badly affected, and I'm only getting about 4.5 to 5 hours a night.

I have already had to consult a private knee surgeon and had to move to a ground floor flat cause of this issue. Pay the staff and stop them leaving.

Constant pain and loss of mobility.

Two years ago with I had eye, teeth and back problems. When I have contacted my GP it took weeks to get an appointment. I am now housebound.

I can't walk or do any excercise anymore. Give the staff that gave their all during the pandemic a decent pay rise.

It affects my every day living

My quality of life has been impacted. I can't walk far, climb stairs or even put my left sock on.

Provide the NHS with the funding to do the job

I need ops on both eyes and I can’t drive my car. I have lots of pain. If I want to see doctors I have to think how I will get there etc.

One endless trawl that's left me exhausted mentally and physically. It has affected my trust and left me feeling like I'm on a production line.

I can't see well enough to be able to legally drive.

It feels like the NHS has stopped working unless there's an emergency. Start funding the NHS properly as it used to be.

The delay has meant the cancer is bigger.

The delay has caused a failed left hip. Just talk to the staff and help them.

Its completely changed my life.

I had a a cyst burst, but because I am a trans person, healthcare is almost non existent & the waiting lists for trans health care moves into decades

My wait for a heart operation causes anxiety that makes separate breathing problem worse.

I have been waiting for a hip replacement since last spring. The pain severely limits my capacity for exercise and means I feel exhausted.

I have lost my driving license and therefore my independence - pay the NHS staff what they deserve.

A large percentage of us cannot afford private care and we matter just as much as those who can

It's made me depressed that I can't get help with my problem.

Pain in legs when standing and walking, plus sometimes when sitting. My speed of walking has been reduced by up to 50%.

Absolutely devastating on my quality of life.

I now have full blown arthritis in my neck and shoulder. l need a shoulder replacement. It's so frustrating!

I've been bounced back four times, appointments have been cancelled within a week of getting them. We need to put more money into the NHS.

It's stopped me singing professionally.

Have suffered pain and stress

So far I've been waiting for 11 months, for an appointment I was informed would be within 6 weeks.

I have been told my wait to get an initial appointment will be about ten months then no idea about getting treatment.

I've had to wait over what feels like almost two years for an eye appointment.

It has caused anxiety, affected my work, l have had pain, and am still waiting for it to be sorted out.

Not good at all. My life is on hold and been told 2025 before I see someone

I still don't know what is wrong with me or what treatment I need.

I can hardly walk. We need to put more money into the NHS.

I have become immobile, unable to drive, and trapped in my home. I am angry and depressed and have no quality of life.

I was a victim of an armed robbery. I have been waiting to see a psychotherapist and trauma therapist. I now have PTSD and a panic disorder.

Been brought to a standstill.

I'm waiting for a cancer removal which has now doubled. Remove private companies out of the NHS and invest the same money into staff recruitment.

Have an almost useless hand. Not helpful when I live alone and have other health issues.

Being disabled and a pensioner is no joke

My eyesight is deteriorating badly. I am worried sick about losing my sight.

I have had difficulty in seeing in my left eye while waiting for this treatment.

I am limited in how far I can walk. This has led to a deterioration in my physical health and has an impact on my fragile mental health.

My sleep is adversely affected as the pain wakes me up several times a night.

I waited 6 weeks for a scan, then was told that I had a fractured rib! The Government needs to follow through on their pledges - put more funding in.

Severe pain that has not been sorted. Makes walking even more difficult as it is an injection that I have been waiting for for my back.

Apart from constant back pain, problems with my stomach, make me nervous to look for a job, in case I have to use the toilet about 7/8 times a day.

I have had to give up all my exercise groups, walking group etc. Due to lack of exercise I've put on 6kg and have become depressed.

I've been waiting for an appointment for my eye operation, but I've been told that before I can get my new spectacles I need the operation first.

While I wait, my GP has advised me to continue to take my medication, even though I should have been due a drug holiday over a year ago.

It's to do with my heart as I have atrial fibrillation. Put more money into the NHS for more doctors and nurses

It's causing me depression and pain.

Can't work, as I have no use of my left arm due to wrist damage.

I was very poorly with an autoimmune condition for 6 weeks before being referred. I was virtually bedbound and housebound.

I am a widower and live alone so this operation is vital for me as the wait is affecting my life.

I have been waiting for assessment and treatment and due to my illness on top of my other disabilities it's made things worse.

Having my right hip replaced took 16 months. I was told to wait a further 6 months for my left hip to be replaced. 8 months later I am still waiting!

The constant pain, and how it affects the way I walk, which in turn has caused other issues

My right eye needs a pterygium removing, if not soon it will turn my eye blind.

Lots of stress for whole family, which enables aggressive cancer to continue growing for three months.

My life is on hold now. Pay doctors and nurses fairly.

My problem has gotten worse while waiting. Fix the NHS!

I'm in discomfort and occasionally in pain. I am anxious about what can happen to me if the operation is still postponed.

This has impacted me with uncertainty, stress, suspected sepsis.

I'm still unwell, isolated at home and unable to have normal life.

I've now been waiting nearly an entire year for an expensive, life-interrupting operation to fix my arm. This has damaged my life greatly.

It's causing me stress, anxiety and worry

I am waiting for dental treatment which is affecting my food intake.

It has spoiled my old age

Worry, pain and discomfort. I have been told there is an 11 month waiting list for my Urology referral 1st appointment.

I now can't walk more than 100m before getting a pain in my leg - this has been going on for 9 months.

The delay is causing absolute misery

I'm waiting for injections in my back. I'm in chronic pain and injections do help for a short while. However, I can't get to see a doctor.

I'm living in 24/7 pain with osteo-artheritis / cartilege

Because of hip pain have had to give up part time care work.

Because of the delay, my diabetes has caused me to develop neuropathy - still waiting treatment.

Although I am reasonably active, the problem I have is starting to get difficult to manage.

I have lockjaw and cannot eat or speak properly. Take the nation's health more seriously. Stop pretending to care about the NHS and fund it properly.

I am 69 years old. A heart condition is affecting my quality of life. If I have to wait a year, that could be 20% of my remaining life span.

The delay has left me with less mobility - more pain

The delay means I can walk even less now

I've had this issue for more than a year. I am in pain and discomfort

I have been waiting to change my diabetes medication but no one has got back to me. Stop selling off the NHS.

I can't work until my medical problems are bought under control. I am trapped.

The worry about the PSA test is high and I am concerned that no medic has reviewed me

I am anaemic and need iron injections. The Government needs to stop messing around - we need our NHS to survive.

I've been waiting two months for a mere examination - my swallowing has got worse, takes my care worker much longer to feed me.

I am having more epileptic fits without the correct treatment as well as anxiety and depression due to the wait.

I had a dermatology appointment and they said the next one should be 6-12 weeks; it's been 6 months.

I am stuck with the issue that needs surgical correction. I can't plan travel or move jobs in case it messes with a surgery date.

You just have to get on with it. I'd like the government to take the money off their mates and put it into the NHS.

I’m in pain and struggling at work, the pain is effecting my sleep.

I am waiting for a treatment to slow down the progression of a life-threatening disease. It makes me anxious.

My illness is getting worse and my conditions getting worse.

I am unable to live a normal life style without stress.

Mobility issues affecting my day to day life.

I am still suffering and not getting any better my quality of life is now very low

I have limited mobility

It has meant I can't do my job. I'm a driver so I need to be tested by a specialist to say I'm fit to drive. Just fund the NHS properly.

Without treatmeat I could go blind. I moved 6 months ago and my treatment has yet been transferred. I am still travelling to Margate from London.

I now have to walk with a stick as the pain in my hip is so bad.

Imposed disability prevents me from leading a normal life and prevents me from doing what I really want to do.

We need more training, more money, more staff. It's not rocket science

Waiting has stopped me from getting a much overdue diagnosis of ADHD and autism, support and treatment, and also benefits for the conditions.

The pain has got worse and it has affected my mobility.

I've been in pain. We need to put a lot more money into the NHS

I am waiting for a hip replacement. I am in excruciating pain 24/7. We need more doctors and we need to pay them better!

I waited for a procedure which took so long to book.

I have deteriorated mentally and physically. I feel written off, that my life isn't worth anything.

I've had to put up with pain longer than necesssary.

I need both knees replaced, my confidence is shot and struggling mentally, really for the first time in my life. I'm isolated in my own home.

Recently, I accidentally took a paracetamol overdose, and was in A&E for 10 hours, trying to treat myself because getting a referral is a nightmare.

It's very stressful and painful. We should have kept some of the nightingale hospitals and staffed them to get the waiting lists down.

Affected my daily activitues like restricting walking and doing any exercise due to a prolapse.

I'm anxious, depressed and frustrated

I'm struggling to walk and cannot breathe properly.

I've been diagnosed with Parkinson's and I've been waiting 4 weeks for a non urgent appointment and could still have another 10 weeks.

My arthritic knees have become more painful. There are so many activities I can no longer do, like gardening, sitting comfortably, and sleeping.

I'm waiting for a hip replacement. My mobility is limited and I'm in pain 24/7. Too many people are suffering for a long time, and even dying.

Walking is getting harder and harder. We need to hire more staff.

The delay has given me poor quality of life

The delay means I have lost mobility

My eyesight is getting progressively worse.

I have a date for an operation, which had been put back again. I am self-employed so I cannot accept any work for the period after my operation.

I'm concerned my sight might be deteriorating.

It's affecting my mental health. We need to employ more staff

The delay has meant increased pain and impaired ability to carry out everyday activities.

I should have started radiotherapy back in May.

Not only has it stopped me from enjoying the things I normally do. It's also affected my mental health and wellbeing.

I had surgery in 2021 which went wrong, affecting my life. I have been told it will be another year before I get another appointment. Fix the NHS.

I have lost hearing in one ear, for nearly a year now. I find it difficult to socialise because of this.

My quality of life has been greatly affected

I am 78 and have been left unable to walk or live independently. The Government needs to act instead of trying the public to just accept this!

Been on a waiting list for dermatology since July, my most significantly years are put on hold waiting for surgery.

I've had to spend my savings for treatment

Fund more treatments!

Find a plan to fund the NHS properly and bring back the staff and equipment.

I have been in constant chronic pain throughout my body with severe weight loss, I was also bedridden.

The delay has affected my day to day living

I have had a serious decline in breathing due to circulation problems. My quality of life has declined dramatically.

I am an electrician and can't do my job easily anymore because of my health issue. I can't sleep and am in constant pain. Fund the NHS properly.

My shoulder replacement surgery due last April. I'm increasingly in more moare and can't do any of my normal excercises.

I'm stuck waiting for a pain management appointment. I'm going through constant pain.

I'm in constant pain and unable to do many tasks at home, so putting pressure on my wife who needs to work full time for our family.

I've had to reduce my working hours and am in pain constantly. My income is significantly lower due to reduced ability to work.

The delay has left me with a restricted life

Waiting for my knee op. I waited 7 hours in A&E to see a doctor. I have never seen something like this. I have no quality of life and live in fear.

I'm still not able to go out as the pain is causing me not to be able to walk properly

The delay affected me as I had to wear a catheter during this period.

The wait has been stressful and painful. Why are we not being seen at the right time? Give more to the NHS and its staff.

It was an awful end of happiness.

It has been devastating and I am in constant pain 24 hours a day.

I was and still am on expensive drugs that may even be unnecessary.

I’m waiting for a knee replacement. I used to be active but now have limited mobility which stops me doing the things I love.

Things have had to be put on hold.

Shoulder replacement. Surgery was due last April and it's getting increasingly more painful.

I don't have a life. I live on painkillers so I can't do anything. I’m taking antidepressants that I wouldn't need if I got the treatment I need.

Living in limbo not knowing if your going to survive the waiting.

Pay the NHS staff properly!

In severe pain, due to lower back spinal nerve problem. Unable to do anything, can't walk far, can't sleep.

Had to give up work and I am in pain most of the time.

My mental health has deteriorated significantly, I hardly leave the house.

I have a cyst in my stomach area, which is very painful on a daily basis.

My career has now ended yet had the treatment been available I might have been well enough to work a few more years.

I'm in increasing discomfort each month. Can’t stand for more than a hour, it used to be 3 hours.

The delay means my health is deteriorating

I have been living in pain for 2 years. Get extra NHS staff in now!

It's restricted my mobility and made me depressed. They need to build the promised hospitals and pay doctors and nurses a better salary

The delay has meant getting more osteoarthritis in the knee

I've had increased pain and difficulty walking. I've had to give up paid employment.

I am in a lot of pain, and I can't walk far.

I lost two summers as I waited for an operation that was supposed to happen within six weeks of a pre-op assessment. It ended up being over 12 months

I've been in pain for the best part of a year - couldn't eat properly and got an abscess due to the process only being partial completed.

Because of the delay I am needing to know if I need treatment or lifestyle change to help with the symptoms.

My partner has bowel cancer, his initial surgery + chemo was rapid but the follow up which has been virtually non existent.

My sight has deteriorated while I have been waiting and there is no point getting new glasses until my surgery is done

I waited over 18 months for a urology appointment, which means I've had to always be mindful of how long journeys take & where the nearest toliet is!

It affects my eyesight and use of my computer. It's depressing and very difficult to cope with.

It's affected my everyday living.

The delay affects my life daily in everything

I'm unable to sleep, eat a healthy diet fear or go out in case the pain strikes.

Waiting 6 months for first consultation. It's limited my physical activities and travelling.

M condition has significantly worsened. I am in constant pain and unable to carry out many routine tasks like cutting up my own food.

As I have a cardiography problem and my father died of a heart attack, I am very worried!

It has meant it was too late to prevent the nerves and muscles being caught in time, so I am left with this for the rest of my life.

Waiting for endocrinology appt for head pains and ENT for hearing loss and tinnitus. Symptoms are getting worse.

It has caused me difficulty in getting to sleep by causing a persistent cough as soon as I lay down.

Unable to carry out normal day-to-day tasks due to chronic pain.

It is a constant irritation every day.

It's physically and psychologically affecting me a lot. I’m now limited as to what I can do in many ways.

Not able to walk or exercise. Can only ride bike on flat routes. Struggle to get into car and change gear.

I am waiting for trauma therapy to deal with my CPTSD. I am currently unable to work and am living alone and am getting zero support.

It's debilitating having to have a catheter fitted for so long. I haven't got an appointment for a consultation yet, let alone an operation.

I'm living with a bulge in my groin, which was the results of a bodged hernia operation, for years. It's uncomfortable and often painful.