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The Rise of the Waiting List

In March, there were 7.3 million people on the NHS waiting list. This is the highest number since data set began back in 2007. Economist Max Warner explains what's behind this trend. He says right now, the NHS is just prioritizing those that have had a really extreme length of wait.

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