The health service is treating fewer patients than before Covid, so why is it still struggling?
And evidence, such as rising numbers of disability-benefit claimants, suggests there are more ill patients needing complex care.
There were also more first cancer hospital outpatient appointments - but fewer overall and the number of patients treated from the waiting list, currently 7.2 million in England, was down 11%. "The real risk, almost three years on from the start of the pandemic, is that the Covid hit to NHS performance is not time-limited.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "As the IFS report acknowledges, Covid had a significant impact on the NHS, and we are focused on delivering the biggest catch-up programme in health history".
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