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* By the end of
* By the end of 2008, no NHS patient will have to wait longer than a
maximum of 18 weeks from the time they are referred for a hospital operation
by their GP until the time they have that operation.This would
mean an average wait of nine to ten weeks.
*We will commit to faster test results for cervical smears.
*We will go further in improving cancer waiting times.