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Shocking deterioration in referral-to-treatment (RTT) waiting times

Elective RTT waiting times shot up by over a week in December, in the fastest monthly increase since 2010.

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So it begins: the real elective backlog starts to emerge

Referrals are up year-on-year, for the first time since covid restrictions began. But activity is not.

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Spot the waiting list initiative: lost without trace in July’s RTT data

The English national waiting list initiative should have got well underway in July. But it didn't: waiting times got worse.

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Still waiting for elective recovery

At least the underlying pressure on waiting times has stopped getting worse.

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Success on one-year waits, but waiting list grows to record-breaking size

The English NHS achieved its important ambition to halve the number of one year waiters during 2018-19. However the underlying waiting list continued to grow,... Watch the video

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Surging backlog marked end of financial year

Two year waits may be falling, but the underlying pressure on waiting times continued to grow

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The English waiting list: not growing after all?

After adjusting for counting changes, it turns out the English waiting list might not be growing after all.

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The state of RTT waiting times before covid-19

February’s data on referral-to-treatment (RTT) waiting times is the last before elective activity was largely shut down, as part of the colossal effort to free... Watch the video

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The waiting list grows, but 18 week waits improve

A narrow record-best on 18 weeks, slippage on one-year-waits, and a further worrying increase in the number waiting.

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Thousands of patients waiting over two years as list tops five million

The post covid recovery continues, and waiting time pressures are building.