Some health trusts are reducing the number of operations they perform despite rising demand, the Royal National Institute of Blind People has warned Getty ImagesThe NHS is “failing” to provide life-changing cataract surgery for patients, leaving some waiting up to 15 months. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) warned that some health trusts are reducing the number of operations they perform despite rising demand. The charity’s research found that in Enfield, north London, patients wait an average of 467 days from their first visit at a hospital outpatient clinic before they have the operation. Patients in Luton wait for only 15 days on average. Last night Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, pledged to end the postcode lottery by giving the National Institute…

Source: The Times September 21, 2016 00:33 UTC