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England’s waiting list still too big

The waiting list should be shrinking at this time of year, but it isn't. In better news, the number of one year waiters is coming... Watch the video

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England’s waits creep up again as Election looms

Long waits deteriorated across the board in December, especially in the longer-waiting services. Even so, there is a decent chance of the English NHS delivering... Watch the video

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English NHS breaches 52 weeks

Waiting times across England as a whole have now breached 52 weeks. The silver lining is that, in a couple of months, the published data... Watch the video

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English RTT waits better than expected

The English waiting list dodged the 3 million mark again, helped along by a surge in admissions and yet another Trust dropping out of the... Watch the video

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English waiting list approaches next danger level

Despite a national breach of the admitted patient target, there is no sign that the current waiting list initiative had much effect on long waiters... Watch the video

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English waiting list bigger than thought

After fixing an error around Trusts mergers, the adjusted English waiting list turns out to be bigger than first estimated.

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English waiting list grew by over 12 per cent year-on-year

Officially, England only just missed the 18 week target. Unofficially things were much worse because of non-reporting Trusts. What is most worrying is that the... Watch the video

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English waiting list grows again

The English waiting list grew again in June. It needs to shrink decisively this autumn to avoid trouble on 18 weeks over winter.

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English waiting list nears 7 million patients

The wait for diagnosis and decision is rising much faster than the wait for treatment.

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English waiting list passes 5.4 million

Ongoing covid restrictions mean the waiting list continues to grow, with little sign of the pent-up demand coming back yet