but shocking figures uncovered by labour yesterday show some patients are suffering agonising waits of as many as 541 days to begin treatment.
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scott cadger, head of underwriting and claims strategy at scottish widows, said the industry needed to do more to educate the public on the merits of protection insurance.
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cancer patients� lives at risk due to savage tory nhs cuts causing delays to treatment by 18 months
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