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NHS virus focus leaves thousands of Scots suffering chronic pain in agony

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coronavirus shutdowns.Figures released yesterday show the number of people referred for the quarter ending June 2020 was 69 per cent down on the same time in 2019.Just 547 patients were seen at a chronic pain clinic compared to 4,972 for the quarter ending June 2019 and 52.9 per cent of patients had been waiting more than 18 weeks compared to 15.4 per cent the previous year.Those with chronic pain are begging the Scottish Government to end their suffering and reopen pain management clinics as a matter of urgency.A number of people affected have said they have contemplated suicide while others are travelling huge distances such as frim Elgin to Doncaster - around 411 miles - for private treatment during lockdown.But it looks probable that.

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