US EditionWaiting List for Planned Hospital Treatment Rises for Third Month in a Row
More than 191,000 patients in England waited over 52 weeks for routine treatment at August end despite record elective and cancer care delivery over summer, NHS data shows.
- At the end of August, the NHS in England reported the waiting list for routine hospital treatment rose for the third month running to 7.41 million treatments involving 6.26 million patients.
- Industrial action and summer demand forced delays as five days of strikes by resident doctors from 25-30 July postponed 54,095 appointments despite a record 4.60 million elective cases .
- Thousands of patients face very long waits, with 1,416 waiting more than 18 months, 191,493 waiting over 52 weeks, and 12,805 waiting more than 65 weeks at the end of August.
- A&E and ambulance pressure meant four-hour A&E target performance fell to 75.0% last month, while corridor care waits rose to 44,765 in September.
- The UK Government points to targets and funding, noting £29 billion extra this year and the 92% 18-week goal, while Stephen Kinnock described a 'record-breaking' summer for the NHS.
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Waiting List for Planned Hospital Treatment Rises for Third Month in a Row
The waiting list for planned hospital treatment in England has increased for the third consecutive month, figures show. It comes as experts sounded the alarm that winter could be “very tough” for the health service. An estimated 7.41 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August, relating to 6.26 million patients, up slightly from 7.40 million treatments and 6.25 million patients at the end of July. The data published by…
NHS England » Record summer of NHS activity
NHS staff delivered record levels of elective and cancer care for the summer months according to data published today. A record 4.60 million elective cases were managed by the NHS between June and August – up 138,000 on last year (4.46 million), while 210,946 more cases joined the waiting list in the same period. The […]
NHS waiting list rises for third month in row - Daily news Update
The hospital waiting list in England has risen for the third month in a row with experts warning the government’s key NHS priority – tackling the backlog – is at risk. At the end of August the waiting list for routine treatments hit 7.41 million – in May it was 7.36 million. The proportion waiting longer than the target time of 18 weeks has also risen. Experts said the government was facing a significant challenge reducing waits, but ministers s…
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