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Government has ‘overseen years of decline in cancer and waiting times targets’

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has “overseen years of decline” in the performance of NHS cancer and waiting times targets, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee criticised the department and NHS England as it ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

A&E performances see slight improvement in latest weekly figures

Scotland’s A&E performances saw a slight improvement on the previous week, with 70.2% of patients being seen within four hours, according to the latest figures. Statistics from Public Health Scotland, covering the week up to April 24, show an ...

03 May 2022 at 11:55

NHS waiting lists hit new high but number of two-year waits falls

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has hit a new record high, but the number of two-year waits has fallen, new figures show. Total waits for procedures such as hip replacements and cataract surgery stood at 6.4 ...

12 May 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

More than half of cancer test waits longer than six weeks

More than half of the people waiting to receive a key cancer test have not been seen within the six-week target, official figures show. Some 141,262 patients were still to receive an MRI scan, CT scan, colonoscopy, endoscopy or ...

22 Feb 2022 at 11:55

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 ...

02 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Scottish Tories call for Humza Yousaf to act on ‘woeful’ A&E waiting times

Ministers are being urged to tackle the “woeful” waiting times figures for Scotland’s accident and emergency departments, as new figures show almost three out of 10 patients waited longer than the target time in the final ...

08 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Ambulance response times increase across England as waiting list hits 6.1m

The time people spend waiting for an ambulance has risen across England as the overall waiting list hits 6.1m, according to new figures. Data from NHS England shows that people with potentially life-threatening ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Cancer waiting time performance falls further, latest figures show

Performance against a cancer waiting time standard fell further in the final three months of 2021, the latest statistics show. Ministers have set the target of having 95% of patients begin treatment within 62 ...

29 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in A&E hits record figure

The number of people waiting at A&E for more than 12 hours has again reached the highest figure on record. Some 1,015 people waited more than half a day in the week ending March 20, according to official ...

29 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Patients should be told latest waiting times, say Lib Dems

Patients on waiting lists should be told the average and longest waiting times for their procedure, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. Party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton also called for the Scottish ...

30 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Racing

Waiting Patiently primed for Lingfield mission

Christian Williams reports Waiting Patiently to be in good form as the 11-year-old bids to get back on track in the Fleur De Lys Chase at Lingfield on Sunday. The Grade One-winning chaser was pulled up ...

17 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Plans to tackle NHS waiting lists in Wales ‘will be delayed until spring’

Plans to reduce NHS waiting lists in Wales will likely be delayed until the spring, health minister Eluned Morgan has warned. Baroness Morgan indicated it could be months before elective surgeries are ...

19 Jan 2022 at 19:25

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