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The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for ... as he unveiled plans to tackle the NHS backlog. The waiting list currently stands at 7.5 million with four in ...
In gynaecology, there is currently a backlog of 260,000 women waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment, while in orthopaedics more than 40% of patients are waiting longer than the 18-week NHS ...
Patients in other areas facing significant wait times such as orthopaedics (where 40 per cent of patients are waiting longer than 18 weeks) will also be offered a choice of private or NHS provider ...
The government will not meet its ambition of getting NHS waiting times down to 18 weeks without investing in primary care, children’s services and mental health, NHS leaders have warned.
‘Long waits for treatment are unacceptable and 20,000 children waiting over a year is unfathomable,’ warns Dr Camilla Kingdon NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million Skip to main ...
The Cass Review's final report stated the concerns which led to its creation included very long waiting lists, of over two years per patient; an "exponential" increase in the number of children and young people requesting gender-affirming care from the NHS; a change towards earlier medical treatment in this patient cohort; [d] and concerns that ...
A triage nurse prioritises all patients on arrival. Waiting times can be up to 4 hours if a patient goes to the Emergency Department with a minor problem or may be referred to other agencies (e.g. pharmacy, GP, Walk in clinic). Emergency Departments try to treat patients within 4 hours as part of NHS targets for emergency care.
An estimated 7.54 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March, relating to 6.29 million patients. NHS waiting list for treatment remains ‘stubbornly high’ – experts ...