The waiting list isn't shrinking much this autumn. So there is little chance of holding the waiting list steady in 2018-19, as the planning guidance... Watch the video
The elective backlog recovery has not yet begun
The waiting list isn't supposed to grow in January, but it did. It is fast approaching the 3 million mark, and national breaches of 18... Watch the video
A significant and real step in the right direction, with a lot further to go
Longer queues mean longer waits: the elective waiting list in England is edging towards breach as the number of patients waiting for hospital treatment in... Watch the video
The NHS has now failed to keep up with demand since RTT records began.
The best way for the next government to reduce waiting times will be steadily and patiently, by keeping up with demand. Not with a blitz... Watch the video
The request to postpone elective care was enacted quickly and comprehensively, the latest RTT data suggests.
The NHS managed to admit more long-waiting patients in June, but the numbers were small and waiting times rose rapidly.
Elective admissions fell to their lowest July rate in ten years. It wasn't a patch on winter's torrid slowdown though.