{"id":49284,"date":"2023-03-16T13:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=49284"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:57:47","slug":"study-suggests-you-could-be-waiting-up-to-six-months-for-an-appointment-with-the-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/study-suggests-you-could-be-waiting-up-to-six-months-for-an-appointment-with-the-nhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Study suggests you could be waiting up to six months for an appointment with the NHS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/wellbeing\/datasets\/theimpactofwinterpressuresondifferentpopulationgroupsingreatbritainnhswaitinglists\">A recent study by the Office for National Statistics <\/a>suggests that 65% of NHS users have been waiting up to 6 months for an appointment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, roughly 70% of users have been negatively impacted by the delay in treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49285\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benie Davies, 26 from Suffolk, is one of those users, who has been waiting over six months for treatment he has been receiving for over ten years after switching GP\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been receiving treatment for mental health and ADHD management for over ten years. I\u2019ve not even been given a time frame. The GP rang the other week to ask if I still wanted it. I obviously need it, things have got really bad without it\u201d, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NHS is facing an increased demand for mental health services, with around a third of this study\u2019s participants agreeing that the increased cost of living has affected them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe worst thing is feeling forgotten about. I think these waiting lists encourage unhealthy behaviour as a plea to try and get attention from them.\u201d&nbsp;<br>The study cited the most common negative impacts being boredom, loneliness, anxiety or stress (57%) and a worsening of their condition (38%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49287\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Browning, 47, from Colchester was on a waiting list for urgent surgery for 16 months before getting the procedure she needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt caused my family so much distress. My operation was cancelled five times, sometimes at the last minute. My surgical team advised me to complain so I got the surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have four kids. My two youngest have complex needs. 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