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

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A: 1,818 MILE QUEUE, FROM LOCATION TO ISTANBUL

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Jean Anderson
Liverpool Riverside
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North West

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Karen Irving
Isle of Wight East
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South East

Waiting Time

3 months

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

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Carol Mortimer
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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Grace Froggatt
Hemel Hempstead
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 year

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

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Derek Ingram
Sheffield Central
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

8 months

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Pamela Parker
Stockton West
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North East

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Linda Byrne
Brentford and Isleworth
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London

Waiting Time

11 months

Pay our NHS staff a decent living wage.

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A West
Central Devon
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South West

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Sharon West
Castle Point
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East of England

Waiting Time

8 months

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.

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Lesley Bosworth
Blackpool South
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year 1 month

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

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Barry Pitney
Havant
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South East

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Debbie Furlong
West Lancashire
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North West

Waiting Time

10 months

My condition cripples me so much I hide away.

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Rick Jillings
Mid Derbyshire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

5 years

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

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Clyde Hinton
Derbyshire Dales
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

My problems of urination have made my life a nightmare.

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Suzie King
Cambridge
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East of England

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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Sharon West
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East of England

Waiting Time

8 months

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Kate Rowley
Hornchurch and Upminster
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London

Waiting Time

3 years

I have suffered debilitating pain since 2019.

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Ronald
Gainsborough
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Vera-Anne Smith
Esher and Walton
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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

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D Hagerty
Dover and Deal
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South East

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Peter Heffernan
Rossendale and Darwen
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North West

Waiting Time

3 years 11 months

I'm in pain, and have no maneuverability

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Graham Andrews
Eastbourne
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South East

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Gerald Wilson
Gateshead Central and Whickham
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North East

Waiting Time

5 months

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David Kernaghan
Frome and East Somerset
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South West

Waiting Time

2 years

It's depressing

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Eileen Yeomans
Corby and East Northamptonshire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 9 months

This has significantly damaged my quality of life.

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Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year 11 months

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

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Angela Parkes
Tipton and Wednesbury
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Krystina Uhlyk
Bristol North West
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South West

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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Malcolm Young
Mid Dorset and North Poole
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South West

Waiting Time

5 months

I have been waiting 5 months for the initial consultation.

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Adrian Bryant
North East Somerset and Hanham
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South West

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Karen Fetcher
Mid Bedfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Jon Barlow
North West Norfolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 months

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.

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Michael Miller
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North West

Waiting Time

1 month

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

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Colin Sumner
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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

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Brian Preece
Manchester Withington
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North West

Waiting Time

8 months

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.

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Jacqueline Wisby
North East Cambridgeshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

Constant pain and loss of mobility.

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Michael Clark
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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Alan Smith
Walthamstow
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London

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Caroline Pontin
Lewes
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South East

Waiting Time

6 months

It affects my every day living

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Alexander Rimmer
Liverpool Wavertree
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Ben Taylor
Lewes
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

Provide the NHS with the funding to do the job

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Harish Davda
Leicester South
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

2 months

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.

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Ian Axon
Lancaster and Wyre
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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Josephine Stuart
Torridge and Tavistock
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South West

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Andrew Dicker
Mid Buckinghamshire
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South East

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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David Walsh
Erewash
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

6 months

The delay has meant the cancer is bigger.

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Derek Palmer
Melton and Syston
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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John Lang
Bridgwater
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South West

Waiting Time

2 years

Its completely changed my life.

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Sister J Carter
Weston-super-Mare
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Martin Iddon
Honiton and Sidmouth
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South West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Dilys Beaumont
Spen Valley
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year 2 months

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Brian Hankins
Bath
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Alan Mitchell
Swindon North
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South West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Helen Brown
Scarborough and Whitby
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Carol Butterfield
Leeds North West
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year 1 month

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

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David Woolley
Fylde
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Jacqueline Hall
North Cotswolds
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South West

Waiting Time

5 months

Absolutely devastating on my quality of life.

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Sarah Quinn
Dorking and Horley
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

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

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Suzanne Mitchell
Wythenshawe and Sale East
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year 4 months

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Keith Stanley
Witham
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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John K Watkins
South Dorset
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year 2 months

It's stopped me singing professionally.

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John Mackie
Oxford East
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year 4 months

Have suffered pain and stress

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Fred Foxon
Henley and Thame
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South East

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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Margaret Needham
Bolsover
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

10 months

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

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Mehreen Khattak
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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

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Sandra Harvey
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
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North East

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Christopher Curwood
Boston and Skegness
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 4 months

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

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Wendy Garrett
North Cornwall
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South West

Waiting Time

3 years 6 months

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

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Michael Newton
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Sandy Butler
South Shropshire
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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Joel
York Central
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

3 years

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.

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James Findleton
Brentwood and Ongar
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

Been brought to a standstill.

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Bill Greaves
Halesowen
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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.

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Catherine Branson
Beaconsfield
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Penny Salter
Taunton and Wellington
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South West

Waiting Time

9 months

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Czeslaw Pulsakowski
North East Hertfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

6 months

Being disabled and a pensioner is no joke

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Diane Duquemin
Newton Abbot
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South West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Lois Chaber
Chipping Barnet
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London

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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Susan Brocklehurst
North Norfolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

4 months

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.

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Roger Benson
South Derbyshire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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

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Ali Briggs
Manchester Central
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North West

Waiting Time

2 months

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.

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Gillian Chalk
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
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East of England

Waiting Time

4 years

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.

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Petrina Peter
Chipping Barnet
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London

Waiting Time

4 months

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.

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Hilary Haynes
Northampton North
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

11 months

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.

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L. Hitchen
Gorton and Denton
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North West

Waiting Time

3 months

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.

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Ruth Heyman
Newcastle upon Tyne North
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North East

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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.

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Kathryn Wellock
Pendle and Clitheroe
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North West

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Maxine Barkway
Old Bexley and Sidcup
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London

Waiting Time

3 years

It's causing me depression and pain.

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Peter Darby
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Helen Rawles
North Dorset
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South West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Anne Peppitt
Broadland and Fakenham
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Kathleen Renwick
Newcastle upon Tyne North
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North East

Waiting Time

8 months

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Mark Sergeant
Kingston upon Hull East
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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

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Graham Hocking
St Ives
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South West

Waiting Time

8 months

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!

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Steve Burt
South West Hertfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Peter Watson
Fylde
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Ray Hearne
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

3 months

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

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Arthur Figgis
Runcorn and Helsby
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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John Purvis
Stevenage
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East of England

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Jo Sikorzanka
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
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London

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Colin Eden
Thornbury and Yate
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South West

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Gillian Kilroy
Dorking and Horley
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South East

Waiting Time

4 years

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

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Meg Rosoff
Islington South and Finsbury
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London

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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Colin Michael Clark
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North West

Waiting Time

3 months

It's causing me stress, anxiety and worry

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Brian Silsbury
Eastleigh
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South East

Waiting Time

3 months

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

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Rodney King
Forest of Dean
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South West

Waiting Time

10 months

It has spoiled my old age

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Tania McCall
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North East

Waiting Time

3 years 2 months

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Stephen Williams
South Suffolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

3 months

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

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Angela Chennell
Bournemouth West
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South West

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Wayne Stevens
Hendon
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London

Waiting Time

7 months

The delay is causing absolute misery

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Amanda Pugh
Exmouth and Exeter East
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South West

Waiting Time

3 months

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Rita Firth
Pendle and Clitheroe
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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.

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Trevor Alfred
Windsor
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South East

Waiting Time

5 years

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

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Heather Parsons
South East Cornwall
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South West

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Sarah Zastava
Stroud
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South West

Waiting Time

10 months

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Brenda Curtis
Telford
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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David Marsden
North West Cambridgeshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Hans Edwards
South Devon
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South West

Waiting Time

7 months

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.

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Christopher Lee
Thirsk and Malton
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

2 months

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.

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Jean Carlyle
Witney
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South East

Waiting Time

9 months

The delay has left me with less mobility - more pain

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Ted Hughes
Burton and Uttoxeter
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

8 months

The delay means I can walk even less now

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Catherine Edgson
Kingston and Surbiton
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London

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Amy Stannard
Leeds West and Pudsey
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Sarah Godbold
North Bedfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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

Featured Story
Chris Allen
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
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South East

Waiting Time

7 months

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Stephen Hardcastle
Melton and Syston
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Amanda Cartwright
Stoke-on-Trent North
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

10 months

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

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Valerie Hunter
Croydon South
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London

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Maria Kenny
Chingford and Woodford Green
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London

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Kate George
Mansfield
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Bee Godwin
Lewisham North
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London

Waiting Time

6 years

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.

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Kenneth Harrison
Liverpool Walton
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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.

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Philip Hook
Washington and Gateshead South
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North East

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Liz Wright
City of Durham
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North East

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Sheila Richards
Bolton West
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North West

Waiting Time

3 months

My illness is getting worse and my conditions getting worse.

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Peter Stome
Lichfield
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Patricia Wilson
Bridlington and The Wolds
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

6 months

Mobility issues affecting my day to day life.

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Steve Small
Gillingham and Rainham
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South East

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Robert Faulkner
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
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South East

Waiting Time

4 years

I have limited mobility

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Anthony Carter
Bristol Central
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South West

Waiting Time

3 months

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.

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J Side
Croydon East
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London

Waiting Time

6 months

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.

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George Fanning
Bracknell
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

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

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Richard Metcalfe
North West Leicestershire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

10 months

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

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Mark Taylor
Lichfield
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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Karen Hutchings
Faversham and Mid Kent
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Liz Wright
City of Durham
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North East

Waiting Time

5 months

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Nicole Healing
Hove and Portslade
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

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

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Mike Hale
Wycombe
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South East

Waiting Time

6 years

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

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Brian Marple
Birmingham Edgbaston
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Beatrice Questroy-Nicholson
Worthing West
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South East

Waiting Time

4 months

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!

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Leanne Johnson
Newcastle upon Tyne North
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North East

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Ann Ingham
East Thanet
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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John Mason
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Kevin Smith
Brigg and Immingham
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

3 years

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.

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Helen Bambrough
Manchester Withington
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North West

Waiting Time

6 months

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Betsy Staff
Norwich South
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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Angela Porter
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
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East of England

Waiting Time

9 years

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Marian Williams
Torridge and Tavistock
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South West

Waiting Time

3 years

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Pat Odwyer
Arundel and South Downs
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

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.

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Lee Smith
Selby
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

9 months

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

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Patricia Howard
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Farida Khan
Brentford and Isleworth
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London

Waiting Time

3 months

I'm anxious, depressed and frustrated

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Gail Cartwright
Boston and Skegness
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

2 years

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Caireen Escott
Melton and Syston
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

3 years 6 months

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Owen Spence
Brighton Pavilion
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

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Joan Watters
Chesterfield
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

I'm struggling to walk and cannot breathe properly.

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Janet Teather
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South East

Waiting Time

1 month

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.

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Lesley Jones
Luton North
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Betsy Staff
Norwich South
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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.

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Barry O'Sullivan
Hendon
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London

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Veronica Thampson
Birmingham Selly Oak
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

3 years

The delay has given me poor quality of life

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Victoria Marsden
Calder Valley
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

3 years

The delay means I have lost mobility

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Gay Creasey
Rossendale and Darwen
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North West

Waiting Time

4 months

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Jennifer Ryan
Crawley
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South East

Waiting Time

11 months

My eyesight is getting progressively worse.

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Mark Taylor
Lichfield
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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.

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Mike Spinney
Leeds South West and Morley
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

12 months

I'm concerned my sight might be deteriorating.

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Sandra Williams
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North West

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Duncan Macleod
Portsmouth South
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South East

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Eileen Smith
Wellingborough and Rushden
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

5 months

I should have started radiotherapy back in May.

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Anton Anton
Exeter
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Bernadette Bolger
Bexhill and Battle
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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.

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Pamela Connell
Banbury
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South East

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Geoffrey Ennals
Newton Abbot
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

My quality of life has been greatly affected

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Anita Cooper
Bridlington and The Wolds
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

5 months

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!

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Sarah Godbold
North Bedfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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Kattie Bates
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London

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Karen Macdonald
Epping Forest
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

I've had to spend my savings for treatment

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Anthony Reese
Yeovil
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South West

Waiting Time

6 months

Fund more treatments!

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Brian Elvy
South Norfolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

4 months

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

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Carole Osei
Brent West
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London

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Sam Broadhurst
Gravesham
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South East

Waiting Time

3 years

The delay has affected my day to day living

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Leslie Maden
South Norfolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Amanda Pugh
Exmouth and Exeter East
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South West

Waiting Time

3 months

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.

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Rod Fennings
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

2 years 6 months

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

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Ian Passey
Carshalton and Wallington
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London

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Colin Smith
Winchester
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South East

Waiting Time

9 months

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.

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Joanne Rahn
Exeter
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South West

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Jennifer Hebert
Goole and Pocklington
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

2 years

The delay has left me with a restricted life

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Habib Rahman
Bournemouth East
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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Mark Sergeant
Goole and Pocklington
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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Susanne Susanne
Canterbury
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South East

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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Gareth Jones
Isle of Wight East
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year 4 months

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

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Abeer Fashak
Leeds North West
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

4 years

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.

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Jennifer Thomas
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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North West

Waiting Time

5 months

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Penelope Barfield
Broadland and Fakenham
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East of England

Waiting Time

6 months

It was an awful end of happiness.

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Collin Deurance
Hastings and Rye
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Fredrica Greenmantle
Gorton and Denton
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North West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Keith Smith
Derbyshire Dales
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

2 years

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.

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David Jubb
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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North East

Waiting Time

4 months

Things have had to be put on hold.

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Robina Parsonage
Cambridge
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East of England

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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Nickola Lindsey
Leeds West and Pudsey
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

2 years

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.

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Eirene Marriott
North Norfolk
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Bel Bel
North Shropshire
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

6 months

Pay the NHS staff properly!

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Stuart Bannerman
Eastbourne
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South East

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Howard Roberts
Hazel Grove
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North West

Waiting Time

4 years

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

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Julie Rezzano
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year 9 months

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

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Peter O'Riordan
Heywood and Middleton North
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North West

Waiting Time

5 months

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

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Sally George
Wetherby and Easingwold
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

12 months

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

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Geoff Nixon
Taunton and Wellington
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South West

Waiting Time

8 months

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

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Tony Kramer
Hartlepool
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North East

Waiting Time

11 months

The delay means my health is deteriorating

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Bhupinder Sekhon
Croydon West
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London

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Linda Freeman
Maldon
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year 8 months

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

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Salisbury Karen
Rochdale
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North West

Waiting Time

7 months

The delay has meant getting more osteoarthritis in the knee

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Linda Hammond
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

10 months

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

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Lorraine Turner
South Holland and The Deepings
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Ian Underwood
Mid Leicestershire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Kirsten Monks
South Devon
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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.

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Stephen Taylor
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Pat Hotson
Kenilworth and Southam
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West Midlands

Waiting Time

3 months

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Rose Murphy
Ashford
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South East

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Marilyn Pearn
Torridge and Tavistock
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year

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

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Chris Murray
Wythenshawe and Sale East
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North West

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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!

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Sheila Stephenson
North Bedfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Margaret Press
Watford
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East of England

Waiting Time

11 months

It's affected my everyday living.

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Thomas Smith
Amber Valley
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

5 years

The delay affects my life daily in everything

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Margaret McKenna
St Helens South and Whiston
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North West

Waiting Time

11 months

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

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Michael Quinn
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North West

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Jenny Parsons
Suffolk Coastal
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East of England

Waiting Time

1 year 4 months

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

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Chris Roberts
Mid Bedfordshire
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East of England

Waiting Time

2 months

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

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Jonathan Banks
South Northamptonshire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

5 months

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.

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Fran Priestley
Hastings and Rye
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South East

Waiting Time

3 months

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

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Martin Tremethick
Salisbury
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South West

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Donna Torr
Mid Leicestershire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

1 year 6 months

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James Moynihan
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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East of England

Waiting Time

7 months

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

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Celia McNeill
South Leicestershire
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East Midlands

Waiting Time

6 months

It is a constant irritation every day.

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Judith Massa
Chichester
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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

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Pamela Jibson
Beverley and Holderness
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Yorkshire and The Humber

Waiting Time

6 months

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

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Freja Shamanka
Yeovil
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South West

Waiting Time

1 year 3 months

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.

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Keith Dickerson
Suffolk Coastal
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East of England

Waiting Time

3 months

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.

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Paul Freeman
North East Derbyshire
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South East

Waiting Time

2 years

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.

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