NHS delays operations 'as it waits for patients to die or go private'

NHS delays operations 'as it waits for patients to die or go private' - Telegraph: Health service trusts are “imposing pain and inconvenience” by making patients wait longer than necessary, in some cases as long as four months, the study found.
Executives believe the delays mean some people will remove themselves from lists “either by dying or by paying for their own treatment”