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Another record-breaking waiting list for England
The elective backlog recovery has not yet begun
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Another surprise rise in the English waiting list
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
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Big improvement in waiting lists and times
A significant and real step in the right direction, with a lot further to go
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Biggest ever August increase in English waiting list
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
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Biggest ever RTT waiting list
The NHS has now failed to keep up with demand since RTT records began.
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Biggest ever waiting list as general election looms
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
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Covid-19 shutdown hits elective waits hard
The request to postpone elective care was enacted quickly and comprehensively, the latest RTT data suggests.
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Efforts to treat long-waiters were overwhelmed in June
The NHS managed to admit more long-waiting patients in June, but the numbers were small and waiting times rose rapidly.
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Elective admissions fall again
Elective admissions fell to their lowest July rate in ten years. It wasn't a patch on winter's torrid slowdown though.
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Elective backlog grows to over 7.2 million
The October data was heavily affected by missing data, but the waiting list and waiting times continue to grow