England’s health secretary says devolved administrations have worse backlogs, which they robustly dispute

Welsh and Scottish patients who are waiting for treatment on lengthy NHS lists could request care on the health service in England, Steve Barclay has said.

The health secretary invited ministers from the devolved administrations to discuss different approaches taken to address the record backlogs.

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