Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Thousands of patients have now waited longer than a year for hospital treatment in parts of Greater Manchester due to delays caused by Covid.
More than 8,000 patients were on hospital waiting lists for longer than 12 months in Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury at the end of March.
Chiefs at the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), the NHS group which runs Salford Royal, Fairfield General, Rochdale Infirmary and Royal Oldham, have spoken of the 'extraordinary' challenge they face in tackling the backlog that has built up.
And they are preparing for more patients to come forward after the pandemic. Chief executive Raj Jain told the board at a meeting on Monday (April
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