A MOTHER has criticised the “failing systems” of an NHS authority after delays and incorrect treatment decisions left her in pain and unable to work for six months following a slipped disc.

Yoga teacher Jane Borley, pictured, sustained the painful injury before Christmas.

But after waiting weeks for an orthopaedic appointment she was left feeling “belittled” and without the treatment that she desperately needed.

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