NHS found to be booting patients from waiting lists in bid to hit Labour backlog targets

NHS found to be booting patients from waiting lists in bid to hit Labour backlog targets

NHS trusts struck more than a quarter of a million patients from waiting lists during January as part of efforts to achieve Labour's backlog targets, with hospitals receiving payments of £33 for each removal.The latest figures reveal 268,283 individuals were taken off NHS lists within the first month of 2026 - a rise of nearly 15 per cent compared with December, with an additional 33,640 removals.Those removed from the system include people who …