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    Heart patients facing ‘unthinkable’ delays, charity warns

    by Ella Pickover Mar 26, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    The number of people seeking advice about heart care has soared as patients face “frightening delays”, a charity has said.

    The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said that demand to its helpline has “soared amid ongoing delays to people’s heart care”.

    One patient described a 72-week wait for heart surgery, which “would have been unthinkable just a few years ago,” the BHF said.

    The BHF said there was a 40% increase in people contacting its heart helpline between December and February compared to the same period the year before.

    It’s concerning

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