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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.
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England breaches 18 weeks
If you take non-reporting Trusts into account, the English NHS probably breached 18 weeks in October - for the first time since the target was... Watch the video
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England breaches 18 weeks. But in a good way.
England failed at national level to achieve the "90 per cent of admissions within 18 weeks" target. Good. It shows that hospitals are doing the... Watch the video
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England in July: longer queue, longer waits
The waiting list grew, waiting times went up, and so did the risk of an 18 week national breach.
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England is losing sight of its long waits
More and more waiting lists are disappearing into the 52-week-plus category.