'I get excruciating pain for days... I can't believe how long I'll have to wait for help'
A 33-year-old woman is in the midst of a 61 week wait for excruciating pain in her head that can last entire working weeks. The Salford woman fears something sinister could be fuelling her migraines, as any treatment she has tried so far has failed to help.
Despite being referred to Salford Royal Hospital to see a neurology consultant, she has been told she must wait more than a year for answers.
Her wait is more than three times the national average for a routine appointment with a consultant in the NHS, which currently stands at 18 weeks according to the health service.
Salford Royal Hospital has said the extreme wait is the result of ‘high demand on the service and referral numbers increasing steadily’. READ MORE: How this Covid variant is different to others as these symptoms 'wipe people out', explained by a Greater Manchester GP The woman, who asked to be named, told the Manchester Evening News she began her wait in May, saying: “I could have a brain tumour and have no idea.
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