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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 ...
Out of this figure, 168 patients were waiting to be treated at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which makes up 6.2% of people waiting at least 18 months for pre-planned treatment.
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 ...
In September 2024, there were around 6.3 million patients on the NHS waiting list in England. Among them over 3.1 million patients have been waiting over 18 weeks and almost 249,300 patients over 12 months. [157] The biggest waiting list of more than 850,000 people are in line for trauma and orthopaedic diagnosis and care. [160]
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 ...
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The NHS waiting list in England has hit a new record high, with almost 7.8 million people waiting for treatment, data shows.. An estimated 7.75 million people were waiting to start treatment at ...