73,362 (that's how many people had to wait more than six months for their first outpatient appointment at Welsh hospitals in May); We sell Modern Lalique Crystal and Jewellery.(News) From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: June 27, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Tom Bodden

THE number of patients waiting for hospital appointments in Wales soared to record levels yesterday, amid claims things were unlikely to get better.

Latest figures revealed 73,362 patients were waiting longer than six months for their first outpatient appointment in May, a rise of more than 2,000 on the previous month.

The figure was the highest since records began, despite Labour's 1999 Assembly manifesto promise that by the end...