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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
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Elective recovery fails to halt soaring waiting times
September was the NHS's best chance to arrest the rapid deterioration in elective waiting times. But the challenge was too great.
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Elective recovery gets underway
The pace will need to be even higher in 2025-26
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Elective volumes rise as covid measures ease
Elective admissions rose sharply following the relaxation of covid measures, but it was not enough to stop the waiting list from growing
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Elective waiting list breaks new record
Of 7.4 million waiting, 6.3 million do not have a diagnosis and decision, and 26,800 of those may turn out to have cancer
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Elective waiting times rise again
Targets to eliminate the longest waits slipped further out of reach in December
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Elective waiting times rose sharply in December
The waiting time to diagnosis and decision has risen to over 10 months.
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Elective waiting times tread water in November
Waiting times were steady in November, and other indicators followed the usual post-2012 pattern. Which means things are still getting steadily worse.
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Elective waiting times worsen in April
The number of 104 week waiters improved, but overall things are getting worse with elective waits.
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Elective waits continued to worsen in June
Growing underlying pressures are coming into conflict with the headline targets