The 73-year-old guitar teacher's year-long wait

A 73-year-old guitar teacher, otherwise healthy, was refused an ultrasound scan and steroid injection, and had to wait for a year for NHS physiotherapy, pushing him out of the workforce.

According to the source, this is not an isolated case, but rather a disturbing trend observed by the author over the past year in their busy north London GP practice.

The author expresses skepticism towards former Health Secretary Wes Streeting's claim that NHS waiting lists are falling and that ministers are 'on track' to deliver a rapid reduction in history.

Patients being 'quietly and deliberately lost from the figures altogether'

The author suggests that patients like the 73-year-old guitar teacher and a young woman suffering with severe gynecological problems, who was discharged back to the GP to be managed without any treatment, are being 'quietly and deliberately lost from the figures altogether' by an administrative sleight of hand .

This raises concerns about the accuracy of NHS waiting list numbers and the impact it may have on patient care.

A disturbing echo of the 2019 crisis

The author notes that this trend is a disturbing echo of the 2019 crisis, where patients were being denied or put on unnecessarily long waiting lists.

This raises questions about the effectiveness of the measures implemented to address the crisis and whether they are being implemented effectively.

What auditors flagged in the latest NHS report

According to the source , auditors flagged concerns about the accuracy of NHS waiting list numbers in the latest report.

This raises concerns about the transparency and accountability of NHS reporting and whether patients are being accurately represented in the figures .