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NHS waiting lists: estimated 340,000 died awaiting treatment in 2022
(www.thetimes.co.uk)
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How many died because they were on a waiting list though? Don't get me wrong, any waiting list is one too many but this headline seems like clickbait to trigger people.
And no, I didn't read the article because the URL didn't work :-(
You asked the right question, and no, the data presented isn't causative.
Unsurprisingly, old people are often on waiting lists for things like knee and hip replacements, and these can be long. They sometimes die while on these waiting lists. In total, around 600,000 people die each year in the U.K. It would be unbelievable if half of those people died because they didn't receive medical care in time.
The article has merit, but the headline is total clickbait.
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