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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
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Elective waits did not worsen in November
But one month does not a recovery make
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Elective waits hold steady in February
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were largely unchanged in February - the last full month when most trusts felt subject to financial penalties for this NHS Constitution... Watch the video
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Elective waits improve in January
The English waiting list and waiting times fell in January in better-than-expected figures. However the NHS remains in serious breach of the 18 week standard,... Watch the video
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Elective waits lengthen again
Waiting times after referral have reached nine months for a diagnosis and decision, and ten months for treatment. But the experience of individual patients varies... Watch the video
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Elective waits reach 40 weeks
The NHS's warning threshold for extreme long waits has become the norm.
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Elective waits rise again in a wasted August
Elective waiting times lengthened beyond 18 weeks again in August, as the admission rate fell to a three year low. Annual leave is the likely... Watch the video
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Elective waits settle into steady deterioration
The temporary effects of the first covid shutdown have fed through, and waiting times are now on an upward trend.
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Elective waits topped 34 weeks in May
An enormous and invisible backlog is building up during covid, as referrals are delayed.