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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 justice system is ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:50

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 15:25

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

18 May 2022 at 19:41

The steps the NHS is taking to tackle waiting lists

Same-day hip replacements and mobile cataract units are some of the steps the NHS is taking to reduce the backlog of care. It is also offering patients “one-stop shops” for patients to access diagnostic services close to home. ...

14 Apr 2022 at 01:25

All you need to know about the patients waiting years for care

Dozens of patients have been waiting for more than three years for NHS hospital care. Here are your questions answered about the NHS’s longest waiters. – How many people are currently waiting for more than two years? The ...

14 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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 ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Delayed patients will have options to change provider, says Sajid Javid

Patients would be given more choice around their treatment options including choosing alternative providers if their operations are delayed, under plans due to be announced by the Health Secretary. Sajid Javid has ...

06 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

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 ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:55

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 ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Courts backlog could stretch beyond 2027 without extra funding, minister warns

A backlog in crown court cases could extend beyond 2027 without additional funding for the justice sector, Naomi Long has warned. The Justice Minister said last month there were around 11,900 ...

15 Feb 2022 at 15:56

Sajid Javid pledges 15,000 new health workers by the end of March

The Health Secretary has pledged to recruit 15,000 new health workers by the end of March as the Government warned the NHS waiting list in England will not start to fall for another two ...

09 Feb 2022 at 03:55

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