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 "title": "Hospital waits under 18 weeks, England",
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  "Incomplete pathways: referrals still waiting to start consultant-led treatment at the end of each month. One person can wait on more than one pathway, so these count waits, not people. These are the figures NHS England received. Its headline figures add estimates for trusts that did not report, so they are a little higher."
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