Full story in Pulse, 3 September 2018
The number of patients dying while waiting for treatment has increased by over 10,000, according to reports.
A freedom of information request to NHS Trusts, carried out by the Express, revealed that the number of patients dying while on a waiting list rose from 18,876 in 2012/13 to 29,553 in 2017/18.
The information request also saw that across dozens of NHS Trusts, there was an increase of more than 50%.
But this number could be higher, as only half (67 of 135) of the NHS Trusts responded, the paper reported….