Approximately 120,000 patients in England are estimated to have passed away while on NHS waiting lists last year, according to official data.
Analysis indicates that these figures may be a record high, surpassing the number of deaths that occurred while waiting for operations during the peak of the Covid pandemic.
These statistics are based on responses to Freedom of Information requests from 35 NHS trusts.
The data revealed that the total number of deaths among patients waiting for operations and procedures last year was just over 30,000.
Using this number as a base, an estimate of 120,695 was generated by extrapolating the data to account for the approximately 100 trusts that did not respond.
Analysis shows the figures may be a record, eclipsing even the number who died waiting for operations during the peak of the Covid pandemic (stock image)
The actual figures are likely to be even higher, as some of the largest NHS trusts in England did not provide data.
Furthermore, these numbers exceed those from 2021, when an estimated 117,000 patients died while on NHS waiting lists during the pandemic.
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