Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A BACKLOG of hundreds of patients waiting for endoscopy procedures has built up at Leeds hospitals.
The closure of a decontamination unit and staff shortages have contributed to the problems over the tests, where a tube with a video camera is inserted into the body to check for signs of illness.
This month, over 300 patients will have been waiting more than six weeks.
Now £170,000 is being spent on sending those in the backlog to be treated by private providers.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....s-sent-private-due-to-tests-backlog-1-6652200
The closure of a decontamination unit and staff shortages have contributed to the problems over the tests, where a tube with a video camera is inserted into the body to check for signs of illness.
This month, over 300 patients will have been waiting more than six weeks.
Now £170,000 is being spent on sending those in the backlog to be treated by private providers.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....s-sent-private-due-to-tests-backlog-1-6652200