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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.
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England nears 18-week breach as election approaches
The English NHS achieved the main 18-weeks target in January, but the gap is closing and it's turning into a nail-biter as the Election approaches.
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England now permanently breaching 18 weeks
The English waiting list grew more rapidly than expected in April, and it is now unlikely that the 18 week target will ever be achieved... Watch the video
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England only weeks away from a national 52 week waiting times breach
And then we won't know how long waiting times really are.
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England remains solidly in breach of 18 weeks as new incentives loom
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as Trusts approach the start of their "reset" trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
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England slides further into 18 weeks breach
England's referral-to-treatment waiting times headed towards 19 weeks, fuelled by a growing waiting list and in spite of the intended recovery trajectories.
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England’s summer waiting list initiative fails
The English NHS pulled out the stops in August with a major effort to clear the long-wait backlog. But it didn't work. The long waits... Watch the video
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England’s waiting list initiative ends with a sprint
A massive effort at the end of England's much-extended waiting list initiative saw record admission rates and a record focus on treating long-waiters. The result?... Watch the video
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England’s waiting list initiative slips again
October was another flop for the English national waiting list initiative, with fewer patients treated than usual and more long-waiters.