The number has increased considerably since last year.
NHS England figures show almost 40,000 patients – 37,901 – were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust at the end of August.
And other figures show cancer patients at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital are not being seen quickly enough. Siva Anandaciva, chief analyst at the King's Fund, a health charity, said the NHS is struggling with"crumbling buildings and outdated equipment, long waiting lists for care, high levels of Covid-19 and growing staff shortages."
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