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Waiting times reach 23 weeks as admissions falter

Elective waiting times have risen from 22 weeks to 23 weeks over the last 14 months, and there is still no end in sight. The... Watch the video

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Waiting times rising by one week, every week, as covid shuts routine elective care

English waiting times rose from 26.5 to 30.6 weeks in April, with over a million patients waiting longer than 18 weeks, and 11,000 waiting longer... Watch the video

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Waiting times steady as admission rates recover

Waiting times didn't get significantly worse in September, and some indicators improved. But it's still going to be tough to stop the waiting list from... Watch the video

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Waiting times steady despite slowdown in admissions

Yet another large trust stopped reporting its referral-to-treatment data, which clouded the picture for the latest November figures and raised non-reported waiting lists to a... Watch the video

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Waiting times steady in September

The position on English waiting times remained steady in September. But nearly half the country's one-year-waiters were reported at just one hospital.

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Waiting times top 20 weeks – and will probably stay there

The winter lull kept English waiting times below 20 weeks for the last few months, but now they're back. This time it's probably permanent.

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Waiting times will probably top 52 weeks by March

Waiting times would have to grow a lot slower than they did over the summer, to avoid an England-wide breach of 52 weeks by the... Watch the video

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Waiting times worsen again in Scotland

Scotland's outpatient waiting list is building up quite a backlog. The longer it's left, the harder it will be to fix.

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Waits drift upwards as lack of focus continues

Waiting times are creeping up as waiting list management processes wither

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Waits for diagnosis and decision rise to 38.6 weeks

Many urgent conditions are only picked up at diagnosis, making such long waits risky