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People opting to buy ‘waiting list fast passes’ amid NHS crisis – poll

Almost two million people may have decided to pay for private healthcare – including so-called waiting list “fast passes” – during the pandemic rather than wait for NHS services, a think tank has said. The IPPR said a survey showed 31% of British ...

02 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Welsh NHS waiting lists drop but targets not met

The waiting list for planned treatments in the Welsh NHS has dropped by almost 2,000, the latest figures show. Data from December reveals there were 800,395 open “patient pathways” – treatments waiting to be completed – at the end of last year, ...

20 Feb 2025 at 14:47

Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists

More patients will be sent for treatment in private hospitals under Government plans to slash the NHS waiting list, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister used a speech to pledge “better use” of capacity in the private sector, with the ...

06 Jan 2025 at 19:05

More patients are paying for private care to bypass NHS waits – report

A patient watchdog has sounded the alarm over the growing number of people turning to private healthcare amid concerns over the NHS waiting list. Healthwatch England said that the proportion of people paying for healthcare privately had ...

16 Mar 2026 at 06:51

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