Elective backlog grows to over 7.2 million
The October data was heavily affected by missing data, but the waiting list and waiting times continue to grow
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More than 2,000 patients are still waiting over two years
Waiting lists and waiting times are overall still getting worse
NHSE’s ‘unlawful’ waiting list guidance should be withdrawn
It may be unlawful, undermines National Statistics, puts managers at risk of prosecution, and erodes public trust in the NHS
Estimating undiagnosed cancers on the RTT waiting list
A how-to guide to the calculation, ready to update as new RTT waiting list data is released
Over 7 million on the English waiting list
We can estimate that over 20,000 of them have unsuspected cancer, and face a typical 10 month wait for that diagnosis
English waiting list nears 7 million patients
The wait for diagnosis and decision is rising much faster than the wait for treatment.
The NHS’s approach to reducing elective waiting times is unlikely to work
Trying to eliminate cohorts of waiting list patients is too simplistic
Elective waits continued to worsen in June
Growing underlying pressures are coming into conflict with the headline targets
Elective volumes rise as covid measures ease
Elective admissions rose sharply following the relaxation of covid measures, but it was not enough to stop the waiting list from growing
Elective waiting times worsen in April
The number of 104 week waiters improved, but overall things are getting worse with elective waits.