The NHS trust running Leicester's hospitals has apologised to those waiting for operations.
Patients in Leicester say they are still waiting months for operations.Wayne Sullivan, 42, was due to be seen within six weeks of a lump on his bowel being detected but is still waiting for surgery 16 months later.
Surgery has been slated since at least July 2021, and a scheduled operation for 25 April has now been delayed until next month."I hold onto hope, and then it ends up all vanishing," she said.Wayne Sullivan is waiting on surgery for a lump on his bowel After being told he needed to be seen in six weeks he said he rang up and was told he had been forgotten, and said the wait for treatment has affected his confidence."With the condition you don't know whether it's going to turn even more dire.
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