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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
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What does this article concern
"Dramatic fall in op waiting time
Hospitals waiting lists of up to five years have been cut to an average of just ten weeks since january 2002, according to the new figure s released yestetrday."
Can somebody explain me what this fall concerns?
Does it mean that the time of waiting for a surgery is shorter or longer?
Hospitals waiting lists of up to five years have been cut to an average of just ten weeks since january 2002, according to the new figure s released yestetrday."
Can somebody explain me what this fall concerns?
Does it mean that the time of waiting for a surgery is shorter or longer?
Top answer
"Op" is short for "operation". e. surgery) is shorter now than it was previously.
- "Op" is short for "operation".
- e.
- surgery) is shorter now than it was previously.
- " It's not a very good sentence, in my opinion.
- The comparison between "up to five years" and "average of just ten weeks" makes little sense.
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"Op" is short for "operation". It's saying that the waiting time for hospital operations (i.e. surgery) is shorter now than it was previously. It should read:
"Hospital waiting lists of up to five years have been cut to an average of just ten weeks since January 2002, according to the new figures released yesterday."
It's not a very good sentence, in
"Hospital waiting lists of up to five years have been cut to an average of just ten weeks since January 2002, according to the new figures released yesterday."
It's not a very good sentence, in
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