![The top three countries where patients were sent were Poland (30), Italy (26) and Germany (15). Getty](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7QKHHJF76VC3VBJOOQHSMJ6TOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=1fde5b74164a0f02702bcfab99016211b08ccbeb57c1ff06b0058a318591afa5&width=400&height=225)
The top three countries where patients were sent were Poland (30), Italy (26) and Germany (15). Getty
The top three countries where patients were sent were Poland (30), Italy (26) and Germany (15). Getty
Overseas care out of reach for NHS patients seeking escape from waiting lists
Only a few hundred have been treated abroad, despite backlog of 11,000 who have been waiting more than 18 months for treatment