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The number of people waiting for hospital appointments or treatment has been growing since 2009, and the pandemic has resulted in many more people having their operations, treatment and appointments cancelled or delayed. In Surrey approximately 100,000 people are currently waiting for hospital treatment and this figure is not expected to start falling until 2024. Healthwatch Surrey ran this research to provide insight that will enable services to support those waiting and minimise the harm of long waits.

Our report explores the impact of hospital admission and discharge on the wellbeing and outcomes of patients and their carers between Summer 2020 and late Spring 2021