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English waiting list tops 3 million
The English waiting list topped 3 million, and is now the biggest since February 2008, and 20 per cent bigger than at the last General... Watch the video
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English waiting times growth trebles
Since the incomplete pathways target was first met in 2012, English waiting times have been creeping up at about half a week per year. Now... Watch the video
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English waiting times step back from the brink
English waiting lists narrowly avoided two rotten headlines in April, and improved where it matters most. But trouble is still building in the longest-wait specialties.
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English waits improve slightly in May
Usually waiting times improve in April, but this year the English NHS waited until May. It wasn't enough to achieve the target though.
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English waits top 19 weeks, all surgical specialties now in breach
Elective waits passed the 19 week mark, all surgical specialties are now breaching, and only 69 per cent of local specialties are within target. As... Watch the video
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Hitting RTT target now almost ‘a minority sport’
Waiting times improved in June, but the underlying waiting list pressures kept growing as activity remained short of demand.
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Introducing the monthly RTT charts
Our free monthly RTT analyses are designed to reveal the story behind the waiting times, as this introduction explains.
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It’s a bad autumn for the waiting list as admissions falter
When the NHS keeps up with demand, the waiting list shrinks in the autumn. It isn't shrinking.
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It’s official: England breaches the 18 week standard
England officially breached the 18 week target at national level in December 2015, after unofficially breaching it since October. The cause: long term rapid growth... Watch the video
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January’s efforts slow the deterioration in elective waits
In spite of record pressures on A&E waiting times, the English NHS managed to have a fairly normal January for elective care.