official guidelines say no one should wait more than 62 days to get cancer care after an urgent referral by their gp. northern ireland civil service's 'hands tied' over restrictions on betting machines .
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treatment delays are also causing needless anxiety and distress to patients as well as putting lives at serious risk..
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three other countries � spain, czech republic, and slovakia � had also been warned by the eu, but devised sufficient air management plans within the requested time frame..