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DAILY MAIL: 400,000 people 'still waiting more than a year for NHS treatment':

The Government is not doing enough to tackle waiting lists, according to the think tank

Almost 400,000 patients are still waiting more than a year for NHS treatment, a think tank claimed today.

Government figures showed a rise in the number of patients being admitted for treatment within the 18-week target from referral.The latest figures, for October 2007, showed 60 per cent were treated in that timeframe, up from 57 per cent the previous month.

But right-wing think-tank Civitas warned the figures were concealing a high number forced to wait far longer.

It said 713,513 (or 18 per cent) of patients needing elective treatment were waiting longer than 36 weeks, with 387,152 (10 per cent) of those having waited over a year.

[THEY CONSIDER KNEE REPLACEMENTS AND HIP REPLACEMENTS - AND THE LIKE - ELECTIVE.]

Despite improvements, current rates are not enough to ensure the Government hits its target for all patients to be treated within 18 weeks by the end of the year.

• THE NHS SUCKS.
• THEY'VE BEEN AT IT FOR SIX DECADES, AND STILL CAN'T GET IT TO WORK.
• PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD IT GET BETTER CARE PRIVATELY.

BOTTOM-LINE: SOCIALIZED HEALTHCARE SUCKS.