Driving down the 78-week wait for healthcare
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The NHS Chief Executive at Northumbria Healthcare Trust, Sir Jim Mackay, recently announced that the next phase of the elective recovery plan would see a major shift of emphasis toward reducing the long wait for outpatient appointments. Sir Jim Mackay also called for a drive in consumer behaviour change, encouraging patients to ask about virtual outpatient appointments where the local waits are long.