�long delays can put people under incredible stress at an already difficult time and could also mean that someone�s health could take a turn for the worse...

but shocking figures uncovered by labour yesterday show some patients are suffering agonising waits of as many as 541 days to begin treatment..

over the years, i�ve talked to reporters who are solidly addicted to obfuscations. like any addict, they have an army of excuses to rationalize their behavior..