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href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/delivery-plan-for-tackling-the-covid-19-backlog-of-elective-care/">Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care</a></h2> <div class="rich-text content "> <p>The NHS and government have set out a blueprint to address backlogs built up during the COVID pandemic and tackle long waits for care with a massive expansion in capacity for tests, checks and treatments.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/delivery-plan-for-tackling-the-covid-19-backlog-of-elective-care/">‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’</a> sets out a progressive agenda for how the NHS will recover elective care over the next three years. 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