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NHS delays criticised as sex infections soar in young

Independent - Britain's epidemic of sexually transmitted infections reached record levels last year with more than 100,000 new cases of disease, mainly among young people.

The soaring rate was blamed on risky sexual behaviour and long delays in getting treatment because of a shortage of specialist clinics.

New diagnoses rose to 708,083, up 4 per cent on the previous year's 678,709 but 57 per cent up on the 1995 total of 449,666, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.

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