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NHS may ‘never catch up’ with surgery backlog caused by COVID

Delays due to the COVID-19 crisis have created tens of thousands of year-long waiters for ophthalmology treatment, and a surgery backlog which experts say may never be recovered.
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NHS may ‘never catch up’ with surgery backlog caused by COVID

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