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Record waiting lists have plunged Britain into a pain epidemic with half of patients aged over 50 needing surgery left in agony every day.
Many enduring long NHS waits have been forced to spend more than £1,700 a year on pills and private physiotherapy, figures show today.
Some have sunk into debt covering the cost or have resorted to crowdfunding to plead for donations online.
Health groups warn many are ‘suffering in silence’ and feel like they have been ‘forgotten’ because the NHS has not updated them on when they can expect to be treated.
New research shows half of patients aged over 50 in need of surgery are in agony every day due to the lengthening NHS waiting list
Research by watchdog Healthwatch England plus charities Independent Age and Versus Arthritis lays bare the scale of the problem as the country recovers from the pandemic.
The findings come after Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned that
