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RTT waits better in May, but worse year on year

Elective waiting times improved seasonally during May, but the longer term trend remains for ever increasing waits.

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RTT waits jump to 25 weeks

Elective waiting times jumped to 25 weeks in England, as admission rates fell unusually low even for a December.

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Scotland puts the squeeze on outpatient long-waits

The rise in Scottish long-waiting outpatients has been partially reversed, but the underlying pressures continue to build.

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Scotland slips on outpatient waits

Scotland is slipping badly on its least-enforced waiting times target. It's not looking good for the most-enforced one either.

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Scotland: long-waiting outpatients double in just 3 months

Over-12-week outpatient waits doubled in Scotland in the quarter to September, according to the latest figures. Not that anyone took a blind bit of notice.

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Scottish waiting times still rising as election approaches

Elective waiting times are still shooting up in Scotland. And I reckon they're a good deal longer than in England.

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Scottish waiting times still worsening

Waiting times are getting worse in Scotland, but you wouldn't know it from the government's press release.

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Sharp fall in elective admission rate

September's admission rate was sharply down on recent years. However waiting list management recovered, enabling a slight improvement in waiting times to 20.3 weeks. That's... Watch the video

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Sharp increase in English waiting list

The number of patients waiting rose sharply in March, and is now higher than in recent years and may indicate waiting times pressures to come.... Watch the video

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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.