Figures have revealed that 153 patients are waiting more than 78 weeks for medical procedures
Patients are facing huge delays for routine operations at Blackpool Victoria Hospital because of winter pressures.
Across the hospital, some outpatient clinics have had to be temporarily suspended so doctors and nurses can be diverted to treat the recent high influx of patients to medical wards. High levels of emergency admissions also mean fewer beds are available for people requiring routine treatments. Natalie Hudson, chief operating officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, told the meeting: “With an escalated number of medical patients at the hospital that limits the number of beds we have available for elective patients.
But she added the clinics were due to re-start as treatment was needed particularly for respiratory and rheumatology patients.Ms Hudson also warned waiting lists as a whole were increasing due to increasing numbers of referrals. But Blackpool was performing better than some other hospitals, with one hospital in Lancashire currently having 1,500 patients waiting more than 78 weeks for treatment.
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