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Ambulance and A&E performance drop to lowest levels on record as backlog grows

Ambulance response times and A&E performance in England have dropped to their lowest levels on record while the backlog of patients waiting for care has continued to grow, new figures show. The latest data from NHS England shows the number of people ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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Longer time limits for court cases should not be the new normal, say MSPs

Extended time limits for court cases introduced in the wake of coronavirus should not “become the new normal”, a committee of MSPs has warned Scottish Government ministers. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee said they were ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:55

NHS urges doctors to delay retirement to help with backlog

Retiring doctors have been urged by NHS England to continue to work to help clear the country’s health backlogs. In a letter to hospital trusts, NHS urged for retiring and recently retired doctors to be asked to continue working part-time or from ...

05 May 2022 at 02:55

More sentencing powers for magistrates in bid to tackle court backlog

Magistrates will be given more sentencing powers in a bid to tackle the backlog of cases waiting to be dealt with by criminal courts. In the latest effort to reduce the number of outstanding cases and the pressure faced by crown courts during ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Domestic violence trial of Ryan Giggs postponed due to court backlog

The domestic violence trial of ex-Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has been put back seven months due to the ongoing backlog of court cases. His hearing had been fixed for next Monday at Manchester Crown Court but no courtroom at the ...

18 Jan 2022 at 14:55

NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200

The backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation has shrunk from 22,500 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. NHS England figures show the number of patients waiting that length of time has shrunk to just 168,...

09 Aug 2022 at 09:18

Crown courts ‘struggling’ to find enough judges and lawyers to deal with backlog

Crown courts are “struggling” to find enough judges and lawyers to deal with the backlog of cases, the most senior judge in England and Wales has warned. The Lord Chief Justice said these were the two “greatest constraints” facing crown ...

18 May 2022 at 19:41

Plans to tackle NHS backlog could be derailed by lack of staff, MPs warn

The “catastrophic impact” of the Covid pandemic on patients waiting for NHS treatment is clear, but plans to tackle it could be derailed by emergency care demands and a lack of staff, MPs have said. The record number of people on the ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Record levels of violent and sex crime cases in courts backlog for over a year

A record proportion of violent and sex offence cases in the crown court backlog have been open for at least a year, figures show. The Law Society of England and Wales, which represents solicitors, warned that trust in the criminal ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:50

Woman still waiting for surgery from NHS backlog feels ‘scared’ for her future

A woman who has been partially deaf after having her treatment delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic has said she feels “scared” for her future. Erin, from West Yorkshire, has been unable to work after developing an ear infection ...

08 Feb 2022 at 00:55

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REVEALED: Thousands of motorists could get free NCT test due to massive backlog

Thousands of motorists are believed to have been offered free NCT tests since the start of the year, because of delays caused by a massive backlog. The test normally costs €55. However, under a customer charter, drivers qualify ...

24 Mar 2023 at 11:33

Government has ‘long way to go’ to meet asylum backlog goal

Efforts to clear the asylum backlog need to significantly increase to meet Rishi Sunak’s target of dealing with older cases by the end of the year, a spending watchdog said. The National Audit Office (NAO) questioned whether ...

16 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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