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Q&A: Hidden NHS waiting

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Waiting room
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Hospitals are expected to see patients within 18 weeks in England

Tackling waiting times has been seen as one of the success stories of the health service over the past decade.

But ministers have now ordered the NHS to tackle what they claim are the hidden waiting lists in England.

So what is the plan, and how will it work?

What is meant by the term a hidden wait?

What is the government doing about it?

Is this a new problem?

Will it work?

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