{"id":608,"date":"2022-04-28T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T11:38:11","slug":"the-debilitating-effects-of-a-pandemic-on-womens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/is_is\/the-debilitating-effects-of-a-pandemic-on-womens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamlandi \u00e1hrif heimsfaraldurs \u00e1 heilsu kvenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hl\u00e9 valkv\u00e6\u00f0rar um\u00f6nnunar vi\u00f0 upphaf Covid-19 heimsfaraldursins seint \u00ed mars 2020 leiddi til mesta eftirb\u00e1ta \u00ed s\u00f6gu NHS, me\u00f0&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/health\/nhs-waiting-list-backlog-hospital-uk-b2032741.html\">6,1 millj\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;enn \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum NHS \u00ed mars 2022, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al 24.000 sem b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed meira en tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Omicron afbrig\u00f0i\u00f0 og t\u00ed\u00f0ur skortur \u00e1 starfsf\u00f3lki yfir vetrarm\u00e1nu\u00f0ina hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u litlu til vi\u00f0 \u00e1standi\u00f0, en R\u00edkisendursko\u00f0un sp\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bi\u00f0listar muni halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka \u00ed milli 7 og 12 millj\u00f3nir um kl.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.org.uk\/press-release\/nhs-backlogs-and-waiting-times-in-england\/\">mars 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear sem NHS-sj\u00f3\u00f0ir og heilbrig\u00f0isnefndir um allt land berjast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vanda \u00ed valkv\u00e6\u00f0um me\u00f0fer\u00f0um, hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 ein s\u00e9rgrein hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir miklum \u00e1hrifum.<\/p>\n<p>Heilsa kvenna t\u00f3k afturs\u00e6ti\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum hl\u00e9 valkv\u00e6\u00f0rar um\u00f6nnunar og me\u00f0 endurskipun starfsf\u00f3lks \u00ed mikilv\u00e6gari s\u00e9rgreinar b\u00e6ttust enn vi\u00f0 \u00feegar umfangsmiklir bi\u00f0listar. \u00cd gegnum heimsfaraldurinn var lykil\u00e1hersla kvennadeilda a\u00f0 veita \u00f6rugga og br\u00fdna f\u00e6\u00f0ingar\u00fej\u00f3nustu, forgangsra\u00f0a greiningu og me\u00f0fer\u00f0 kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3makrabbameina og veita br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu sem tengist vandam\u00e1lum sem koma upp snemma \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngu. Reyndar s\u00fdndi ranns\u00f3kn \u00e1 vegum Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 u.\u00fe.b.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rcog.shorthandstories.com\/lefttoolong\/index.html#group-section-The-state-of-the-UK-gynaecology-waiting-list-bDL4UJ1MaZ\">53%<\/a>&nbsp;af heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsm\u00f6nnum endurskipt r\u00e1\u00f0gjafa og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ia\u00f0sto\u00f0ars\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga (SAS) til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0ingarhj\u00e1lp, me\u00f0&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rcog.shorthandstories.com\/lefttoolong\/index.html#group-section-The-state-of-the-UK-gynaecology-waiting-list-bDL4UJ1MaZ\">50%<\/a>&nbsp;af kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6knum a\u00f0 flytja \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0a f\u00e6\u00f0ingarhj\u00e1lp. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gir \u00fe\u00e6ttir, eins og br\u00e1\u00f0ar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, um\u00f6nnun eftir me\u00f0g\u00f6ngu og krabbameins\u00fej\u00f3nusta kvenna, ur\u00f0u \u00ed forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Covid-19 faraldurinn h\u00f3fst hafa bi\u00f0listar kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kna haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 h\u00e6kka verulega, samtals um&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcog.org.uk\/news\/more-than-half-a-million-women-face-prolonged-waits-for-gynaecology-care\/#:~:text=Even%20before%20the%20pandemic%2C%20gynaecology,by%2059%25%20to%20over%20570%2C000.\">570,000<\/a>&nbsp;konur \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum v\u00ed\u00f0svegar um Bretland \u00ed desember 2021. Bi\u00f0 j\u00f3kst miki\u00f0&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-60941950\">60%<\/a>, skarpari en nokkur \u00f6nnur s\u00e9rgrein, me\u00f0 meira en 1.300 \u00ed Englandi einum eftir \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum \u00ed meira en tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, \u00fe\u00f3&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcp.uk.com\/health\/\">LCP<\/a>&nbsp;bendir til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feetta endurspegli ekki raunverulegt umfang vandans. Samhli\u00f0a lamandi \u00e1hrifum sem sl\u00edk vandam\u00e1l geta haft \u00e1 daglegt l\u00edf, geta a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur eins og legsl\u00edmuvilla og vefjafrumur leitt til frj\u00f3semisvandam\u00e1la ef \u00feau eru \u00f3me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlu\u00f0 og \u00fear sem margir b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en me\u00f0fer\u00f0 hefst og aldurstakmark fyrir glasafrj\u00f3vgun \u00e1 NHS, margir konur hafa veri\u00f0 skildar eftir \u00ed hrikalegum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00cd k\u00f6nnun sem ger\u00f0 var af&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcog.org.uk\/news\/more-than-half-a-million-women-face-prolonged-waits-for-gynaecology-care\/\">RCOG<\/a>&nbsp;af 837 konum s\u00f6g\u00f0u 80% kvenna a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r hef\u00f0u or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1hrifum \u00e1 ge\u00f0heilsu s\u00edna, \u00fear sem 61% vi\u00f0urkenndi a\u00f0 hafa fundi\u00f0 fyrir \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingu vi\u00f0 langa bi\u00f0 og frekari 63% tilfinning var hunsu\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Heimsfaraldurinn hefur lagt \u00e1herslu \u00e1 hi\u00f0 raunverulega umfang sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundins heilsu\u00f3j\u00f6fnu\u00f0ar \u00ed Bretlandi, me\u00f0 sk\u00fdrslu fr\u00e1&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.org.uk\/publications\/reports\/unequal-pandemic-fairer-recovery\">Heilbrig\u00f0isstofnun \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed 2021<\/a>&nbsp;s\u00fdna fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem eru \u00ed minna efnu\u00f0u samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum og minnihlutah\u00f3pum l\u00edklegri til a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1st af alvarlegri aflei\u00f0ingum b\u00e6\u00f0i Covid-19 og aflei\u00f0inganna sem fylgja \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. Reyndar, fyrir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kningar voru 8 af \u00feeim 10 sem verst ur\u00f0u fyrir \u00e1hrifum Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) sta\u00f0settir \u00ed nor\u00f0vesturhluta Bretlands, sem eykur \u00fe\u00f6rfina \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 landfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum breytileika \u00ed um\u00f6nnun. \u00cd framhaldi af \u00feessu, \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is- og f\u00e9lagsm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 \u00f3ska\u00f0i eftir s\u00f6nnunarg\u00f6gnum \u00ed mars 2021, kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 bara&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/womens-health-strategy-call-for-evidence\/outcome\/results-of-the-womens-health-lets-talk-about-it-survey\">2 \u00ed 5<\/a>&nbsp;konur telja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r geti au\u00f0veldlega n\u00e1lgast heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Helstu ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur sem myndu b\u00e6ta \u00fej\u00f3nustu voru me\u00f0al annars betri landfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg fj\u00f6lbreytni, b\u00e6tt menntun heimilisl\u00e6kna og fj\u00f6lgun s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga \u00ed heilsufarsvanda kvenna. Til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 fars\u00e6llega a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vaxandi kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 sta\u00f0bundin n\u00e1lgun er nau\u00f0synleg til a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 \u00feeim svi\u00f0um \u00fear sem sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundin mismunur er mestur, sem gerir<a href=\"https:\/\/rcog.shorthandstories.com\/lefttoolong\/index.html#group-section-Key-recommendations-63YB2Ef1kn\">p\u00f3stn\u00famera happdr\u00e6tti<\/a>&#039; fyrir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mahj\u00e1lp a\u00f0 lj\u00faka.<\/p>\n<p>Seint \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2021 gaf Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) \u00fat a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcseng.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/media-centre\/press-releases\/new-deal-for-surgery-2021\/\">sk\u00fdrslu<\/a>\u00a0\u00dear er kalla\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 komi\u00f0 ver\u00f0i \u00e1 f\u00f3t mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum fyrir valkv\u00e6\u00f0a skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 bi\u00f0 sem breg\u00f0ast hefur vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 NHS-sj\u00f3\u00f0um og heilbrig\u00f0isr\u00e1\u00f0um um allt Bretland. Innlei\u00f0ing sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ra skur\u00f0stofnana veitir ekki a\u00f0eins aukna kl\u00edn\u00edska getu flj\u00f3tt og skilvirkt, heldur h\u00e1markar h\u00fan einnig smitvarnir innan heilbrig\u00f0isumhverfis, eykur b\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfstraust sj\u00faklinga og starfsf\u00f3lks og dregur \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00far fj\u00f6lda sj\u00faklinga sem m\u00e6ta ekki \u00ed fyrirhuga\u00f0ar t\u00edmar. Sveigjanleiki \u00feessara heilbrig\u00f0isr\u00fdma tryggir a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 sn\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 s\u00e9rsni\u00f0num sta\u00f0bundnum \u00fe\u00f6rfum, sem tryggir a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0 kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 og losar \u00feannig um pl\u00e1ss innan a\u00f0alsj\u00fakrah\u00fassins fyrir fl\u00f3knari a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, svo sem br\u00e1\u00f0af\u00e6\u00f0ingar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/Drone-3-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/Drone-3-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/Drone-3-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/Drone-3-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/Drone-3-1024x576-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Innlei\u00f0ing sveigjanlegra heilsug\u00e6slur\u00fdma hefur skila\u00f0 \u00e1rangri \u00ed a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 aukna eftirspurn eftir f\u00e6\u00f0ingar\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed Hollandi me\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ingu \u00e1 fars\u00edmaf\u00e6\u00f0ingarsv\u00edtu \u00e1&nbsp;<a href=\"\/is_is\/delivery-room-for-wilhelmina-hospital-in-assen\/\">Wilhelmina sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed Assen<\/a>. Fullb\u00fana f\u00e6\u00f0ingarstofan var \u00f3a\u00f0finnanlega tengd a\u00f0alsj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu og 125 b\u00f6rn f\u00e6ddust \u00e1 stofnuninni allan samningst\u00edmann. Innlei\u00f0ing \u00feessarar s\u00e9rsni\u00f0nu f\u00e6\u00f0ingarstofnunar s\u00fdnir fram \u00e1 \u00e1rangur \u00feess a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0var kvenna til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 vaxandi \u00e1lag \u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingar\u00fej\u00f3nustu og sty\u00f0ur v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari \u00e1kall um innlei\u00f0ingu skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va og vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarlausna til a\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0listum br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n<p>Ennfremur hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00e6r&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41416-022-01714-9\">1,5 millj\u00f3n kvenna<\/a>&nbsp;brj\u00f3stakrabbameinsskimun seinka\u00f0i um 2 til 7 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1 milli j\u00fal\u00ed 2020 og j\u00fan\u00ed 2021, sem leiddi til u.\u00fe.b.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41416-022-01714-9\">687<\/a>&nbsp;vi\u00f0b\u00f3tardau\u00f0sf\u00f6ll af v\u00f6ldum brj\u00f3stakrabbameins, dau\u00f0sf\u00f6ll af \u00e6xlum sem hafa fundist \u00e1 skj\u00e1 og DCIS. Brj\u00f3staleitar\u00fej\u00f3nusta var st\u00f6\u00f0vu\u00f0 seint \u00ed mars 2020, \u00fear sem a\u00f0sta\u00f0a er a\u00f0eins \u00ed bo\u00f0i fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem eru \u00ed meiri \u00e1h\u00e6ttu e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 sem voru me\u00f0 ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur fyrirliggjandi og \u00feetta var a\u00f0eins haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram me\u00f0 bo\u00f0i \u00ed september \u00e1 eftir. Vegna aukinna s\u00fdkingavarna, skorts \u00e1 starfsf\u00f3lki og \u00e1lags \u00e1 getu, f\u00f3r skimunar\u00fej\u00f3nusta ekki aftur \u00ed fyrra horf, sem skapa\u00f0i frekari h\u00e6ttu fyrir \u00f3greinda sj\u00faklinga. \u00deetta hefur leitt til aukinna \u00e1kalla um fj\u00e1rveitingar til&nbsp;<a href=\"\/is_is\/facilities\/diagnostic-suites\/\">samf\u00e9lagsgreiningarst\u00f6\u00f0var<\/a>&nbsp;(CDC), s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fear sem a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu er \u00f3a\u00f0gengilegri.<\/p>\n<p>Brj\u00f3staskimun dregur \u00far fj\u00f6lda dau\u00f0sfalla af v\u00f6ldum brj\u00f3stakrabbameins um&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/breast-cancer\/getting-diagnosed\/screening\/breast-screening#:~:text=The%20current%20evidence%20suggests%20that,are%20likely%20to%20be%20cured.\">1,300<\/a>&nbsp;\u00e1 \u00e1ri, sem leggur \u00e1herslu \u00e1 mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feess a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a samf\u00e9lags\u00fej\u00f3nustu til a\u00f0 hvetja til snemmgreiningar. \u00cd \u00feessum m\u00e1nu\u00f0i var tilkynnt a\u00f0 CDCs hef\u00f0u afhent meira en 700.000 vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarpr\u00f3f \u00e1 \u00feeim 73 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum sem \u00feegar eru til sta\u00f0ar \u00ed Englandi, koma heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu til sveitarf\u00e9laga og a\u00f0sto\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 draga \u00far sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnu heilsu\u00f3j\u00f6fnu\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 er enn miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kynjamismunun \u00ed um\u00f6nnun \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00fear sem RCOG kallar eftir endursko\u00f0un \u00e1 forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0un um\u00f6nnunar til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna dulda \u00fej\u00e1ningu sem upplifir heilsufar kvenna. Valefnabata\u00e1\u00e6tlanir \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 fjalla um&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rcog.shorthandstories.com\/lefttoolong\/index.html#group-section-Key-recommendations-63YB2Ef1kn\">\u00f3gnvekjandi v\u00f6xtur \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum fyrir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma<\/a>&nbsp;\u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 a\u00f0rar s\u00e9rgreinar, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al stu\u00f0ning vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0bundnar lausnir og notkun skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va. Sveigjanlegar lausnir til a\u00f0 auka b\u00e6\u00f0i skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og skimunargetu, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fear sem a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0vum er af skornum skammti, mun ekki a\u00f0eins hj\u00e1lpa til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6kka bi\u00f0listum, heldur munu \u00fe\u00e6r stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 almennt betri l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0um kvenna sem \u00fej\u00e1st.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hl\u00e9 \u00e1 valkv\u00e6\u00f0ri um\u00f6nnun vi\u00f0 upphaf Covid-19 heimsfaraldursins seint \u00ed mars 2020 leiddi til mesta eftirs\u00f3ttar \u00ed s\u00f6gu NHS, me\u00f0 6,1 millj\u00f3n enn \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum NHS \u00ed mars 2022, \u00fear af 24.000 sem bi\u00f0u \u00ed meira en tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Einkum hafa lamandi \u00e1hrif heimsfaraldursins valdi\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggingu \u00e1 heilsu kvenna.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The debilitating effects of a pandemic on women\u2019s health - Q-bital Healthcare Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.q-bital.com\/is_is\/the-debilitating-effects-of-a-pandemic-on-womens-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The debilitating effects of a pandemic on women\u2019s health - Q-bital Healthcare Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The pausing of elective care at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in late March 2020 resulted in the greatest backlog in NHS history, with 6.1 million still on NHS waiting lists by March 2022, including 24,000 waiting more than two years. 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