Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Jake Scott
“The latest NHS statistics revealed that 6.23 million people are on the waiting list, meaning they have been seen by a General Practitioner (GP) and been referred for treatment of some kind. A situation in which nearly 10% of the population is facing long waits is a damning indictment of the system. Yet this is not the worst of it. The most terrifying finding from the survey is that 48% of those 6.23 million — approximately 2.99 million people — have not been seen by anyone at all. As Rachel Power of the Patients Association said, ‘The scale is staggering, as nearly half of all patients on a waiting list haven’t been seen by anyone. That’s not a healthcare service; that’s a breakdown.'” (08/10/25)
https://fee.org/articles/the-collapse-of-britains-national-health-service/