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The NHS and private sector will focus on working together in areas where the health service has significant wait times, particularly in gynaecology where 260,000 women are waiting more than 18 ...
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 ...
The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. The plan, to be announced ...
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.
NHS targets are performance measures used by NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and the Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland.These vary by country but assess the performance of each health service against measures such as 4 hour waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments, weeks to receive an appointment and/or treatment, and performance in specific departments such as ...
British citizens have been known to travel to other European countries to take advantage of lower costs, and because of a fear of hospital-acquired super bugs and long waiting lists. [5] NHS access is therefore controlled by medical priority rather than price mechanism, leading to waiting lists for both consultations and surgery, up to months ...
The College said evidence shows NHS trusts are trying to save cash by not filling posts – undermining efforts to cut waiting times for patients and pick up early cancer cases.
More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under new Government plans to slash waiting lists. The NHS App will be overhauled to give patients more ...