Health bosses have warned of the massive strain the NHS will be under with around 10 million patients expected to be on treatment waiting list by the end of the year.Projections by the NHS Confederation show that the combined effects of maintaining social distancing amid coronavirus, along with the backlog of treatments and challenges around staffing, mean the list is expected to rise from approximately 4.2 million currently to around 10 million by Christmas.But these estimations are based on a realistic scenario in assuming the health services makes a steady return to full capacity.However the pessimistic view, according to the confederation, assumes that a second wave of Covid-19 - plus a lack of treatments or a vaccine - could push the.
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