Why some people on elective waiting lists may never reach the front of the queue
If we don't keep up with demand, some patients may never reach the front of the queue
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Time for an amnesty on waiting list data
Covid has created an urgent need, and a unique opportunity, to get the true waiting list out in the open
Waiting list soars past 5.6 million patients
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly as demand mostly recovers but activity cannot.
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
How to target a short wait for diagnosis
A cancer-style referral-to-diagnosis target sounds simple. But it turns out to be a lot more complicated than splitting the RTT target.
37 week wait for diagnosis
A long wait for diagnosis means late detection of many cancers
Thousands of patients waiting over two years as list tops five million
The post covid recovery continues, and waiting time pressures are building.
So it begins: the real elective backlog starts to emerge
Referrals are up year-on-year, for the first time since covid restrictions began. But activity is not.
Analysis: the long road to restoring elective care performance
The English NHS may need to increase elective activity by around 15 per cent, for most of the decade, to recover waiting times safely
A post-covid elective recovery scenario
The planning guidance expects covid restrictions to continue until September. What does this mean for your waiting lists and the subsequent recovery?