waiting time statistics
NHS relaxes grip on 18 week waits
When financial penalties were lifted from referral-to-treatment waiting times back in March, I said that looser waiting list management might be the first clear sign... Watch the video
When financial penalties were lifted from referral-to-treatment waiting times back in March, I said that looser waiting list management might be the first clear sign... Watch the video
English waiting times rose sharply in December, driven by the growing waiting list and winter pressures. And there was a sharp drop in the proportion... Watch the video
One year waiters should be going down. Instead they are soaring.
The rise in one year waiters has accelerated.
One-year-waits improved, 18-week-waits are steady, the total waiting list is looking ever larger for the time of year.
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
Scotland does well against its two main waiting times targets. So why are outpatient waits soaring?
Elective waits had their best covid month so far, thanks to the recovery in outpatient services. But pent-up demand continues to build in the community.
We can estimate that over 20,000 of them have unsuspected cancer, and face a typical 10 month wait for that diagnosis
Waiting times recovered surprisingly well in September, especially in Orthopaedics which has received extra attention during the national waiting list initiative. Policy makers must now... Watch the video