Backlog drops below 7.3m for first time since 2023 in England, but concern over long A&E waits.

Labour has been accused of exaggerating the number of extra NHS appointments it has created by paying hospitals to remove patients from waiting lists.

The percentage of people waiting over 18 weeks for treatment slightly decreased to 61.5%, while the percentage of those waiting over 52 weeks dropped to just 1.9% – the lowest since June 2020 – as the ...

Routine use of ‘corridor care’ to manage pressures on A&E departments puts patients at risk of avoidable harm and takes a ...

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With this Government radiating all the success of a goalless draw during extra time at Scunthorpe in the rain, Labour has been desperate to point to some wins. “Breakfast clubs” is one lame boast on ...

"This government has cut waiting lists by more than 330,000, with hundreds of thousands more people treated within 18 weeks.

The North West as a whole has seen an impressive drop in its waiting list over the past year but we’re taking a look at ...

In 2024, a BBC Freedom of Information request to the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust revealed 6,459 people ...

The NHS needs to cut its elective waiting list by more than half to achieve the government’s 18-week target, experts have warned. There are currently 7.4 million people on the elective waiting list ...

A revised NHS app will form a key part of the government’s Elective Reform Plan to address the NHS waiting times crisis. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that the upgraded NHS App ...