More than 150k people on waiting list for appointments in Manchester hospitals

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More than 150,000 people are on the waiting lists for appointments at a collection of Greater Manchester's hospitals. Some 12,724 people have been waiting more than a year for their appointment at hospitals within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and 1,730 people have been waiting longer than two years at the end of November 2021, according to the latest figures released by the NHS.

The data comes as waiting lists have also been building for surgeries, after Greater Manchester health leaders announced that the majority of surgeries - apart from those most urgent and cancer operations - were to be paused at the beginning of January. READ MORE: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest NHS trust in the country, including North Manchester General, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital, the University Dental Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, Trafford General, and Altrincham Hospital.

The trust's waiting list now reaching 153,859 means it is the second highest in England and Wales - though it's large footprint, with among the highest patient numbers in the country, gives way to inherently increased numbers on waiting lists.

This week, Mayor Andy Burnham announced that the elective work which had been suspended, including 'non-urgent surgeries and appointments' at 17 of the region's hospitals, will be resuming.