THOUSANDS of Brits will get faster NHS treatment thanks to a new hospital “matchmaking” service.
Medics can now use an online search engine to match patients to the local clinics with the shortest waits.
People facing long delays at their usual hospital can be sent to other NHS or private hospitals nearby to jump the queue.
It is part of a backlog-busting plan to tackle the 7.5million-person waiting list, which is growing as strikes drag on with another junior doctors’ walkout this weekend.
Amanda Pritchard, chief of NHS England, said: “This shows the benefits of having a national health service.