NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
2 years, 7 months ago

NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues

Daily Mail  

The number of people in the queue for routine NHS treatment in England has soared to another high and record numbers are facing 'frightening waits' in A&E. NHS data shows one in nine people were in the queue for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery by March — up from 6.18m in February Separate data on A&E performance in April shows a record 24,138 people were forced to wait 12 hours or more to be treated, three times longer than the NHS target and the worst figure on record The NHS England data, published today, shows the NHS backlog grew by another 2.8 per cent in March compared to February. Some 389,855 patients — 25 per cent of the total — were waiting longer than six weeks for one of 15 key diagnostic tests in March, including an MRI scan, non-obstetric ultrasound or gastroscopy. This is nine minutes and 41 seconds quicker than one month earlier The number of safety incidents logged by ambulance trusts in England has skyrocketed 77 per cent in the last year compared to before the pandemic, official figures show. Graph shows: The number of patients fewer than expected to receive first cancer treatment since the start of the pandemic and how long it will take to reduce to zero if treatments continue at the current pace, increase 5 per cent on pre-pandemic levels or increase 10 per cent on pre-pandemic levels Minesh Patel, head of policy at Macmillan Cancer Support, said the figures show 'some desperately needed progress' in the numbers of people with suspected cancer being referred.

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More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog
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4 days, 11 hours ago

More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog

The Independent  

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Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists
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4 days, 16 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment
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5 days, 12 hours ago

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer is warned millions of Brits will continue to wait months for NHS treatment - despite PM unveiling a series of 'radical' reforms to improve long waiting lists
5 days, 12 hours ago

Keir Starmer is warned millions of Brits will continue to wait months for NHS treatment - despite PM unveiling a series of 'radical' reforms to improve long waiting lists

Daily Mail  

Millions of people will continue to wait months for NHS treatment despite a series of ‘radical’ reforms to be unveiled by Keir Starmer on Monday. Monday’s reforms will focus on speeding up medical tests and routine surgery to cut waiting lists which soared to record levels in the wake of the pandemic. A new target slipped out by Downing Street …

What the latest NHS performance figures for England show
3 months ago

What the latest NHS performance figures for England show

The Independent  

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NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits
3 months ago

NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS is going into winter “in bad shape”, experts …

NHS will fail to hit waiting list target as A&Es face winter ‘tripledemic’
3 months ago

NHS will fail to hit waiting list target as A&Es face winter ‘tripledemic’

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029
4 months ago

Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list rises for third consecutive month
5 months ago

NHS waiting list rises for third consecutive month

The Independent  

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7.6 million: How England’s healthcare waiting list trebled under the Tories
6 months, 1 week ago

7.6 million: How England’s healthcare waiting list trebled under the Tories

Al Jazeera  

Waiting times for National Health Service care have also risen sharply across the UK since ruling Conservatives came to power in 2010. The NHS waiting list for treatment referrals in England hit 7.6 million cases in April – a threefold rise since 2010. Just 67 percent of Britons said they were satisfied with their public services, infrastructure and environment last …

Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor

Daily Mail  

Emotional footage shows the moment an undercover reporter broke down in tears inside an A&E unit after an elderly man was forced to urinate in a bottle in a corridor in full view of staff and other patients. The distressed elderly patient calls out for someone to help him as he fears he has been 'forgotten' in the corridor Undercover …

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this month, a message sent to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust staff …

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals
6 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals

Daily Mail  

Hospital waiting lists have risen for the first time in seven months, with the NHS also slipping further from its target on cancer treatments. Separate data showed the proportion of patients being treated within two months of an urgent cancer referral slipped from 68.7 per cent in March to 66.6 per cent in April. Without this, commitments to substantially cut …

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: “Fourteen years of Conservative neglect has seen waiting lists …

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show
8 months ago

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While progress against reducing the NHS waiting list stalled, improvements were seen in cancer waits …

NHS waiting lists could take 685 years to clear
8 months ago

NHS waiting lists could take 685 years to clear

The Telegraph  

The NHS waiting list will take 685 years to clear if it continues to fall at the current rate, figures reveal. The overall waiting list remains “stubbornly high” at 7.53 million having fallen by just 916 people between February and March, all but putting an end to Rishi Sunak’s NHS pledge to cut the backlog. If it continues to come …

Patients stuck on NHS waiting lists should be made to improve their own health because thousands are too unfit for surgery, report says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients stuck on NHS waiting lists should be made to improve their own health because thousands are too unfit for surgery, report says

Daily Mail  

Patients are costing the NHS millions of pounds a year by turning up for operations too unfit to go under the knife, a damning report reveals. The CPOC's 'Blueprint for NHS efficiency' report says: 'The NHS has too many cancellations, complications, and lengthy hospital stays – often due to patients arriving for surgery in an unfit state. 'These can be …

NHS waiting list falls again – but only after thousands excluded from data
9 months ago

NHS waiting list falls again – but only after thousands excluded from data

The Telegraph  

The NHS also missed reduced A&E targets despite a £50 million incentive package. Hospitals were told in January they could receive bonuses worth £2 million if, by March, they saw 76 per cent of patients at emergency departments within four hours. There were also similar cash rewards, worth £2 million, on offer for those making the biggest improvements in a …

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ report reveals
10 months, 1 week ago

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ report reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Under the IFS’s “central scenario”, waiting lists would start to fall “consistently but slowly” from …

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ – report
10 months, 1 week ago

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ – report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite recent reductions in the waiting list in England, the Institute for Fiscal Studies …

England's A&E disaster: Dire 12-hour waits 'mean thousands avoid seeking care' - as shock data reveals country's casualty wards are the quietest in the UK, despite having the worst queues
10 months, 1 week ago

England's A&E disaster: Dire 12-hour waits 'mean thousands avoid seeking care' - as shock data reveals country's casualty wards are the quietest in the UK, despite having the worst queues

Daily Mail  

The 'dire' state of A&Es was today exposed in fascinating detail with data showing England fares the worst in the UK. More than 40 per cent of patients attending casualty in England wait at least four hours to be seen — the equivalent of around 900,000 every month. Dennis Reed, of Silver Voices, which campaigns for elderly Brits, told MailOnline: …

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month
11 months ago

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month

The Independent  

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NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On some measures the situation is better than this time last year, in part …

NHS waiting list falls for the first time in a year
1 year ago

NHS waiting list falls for the first time in a year

The Independent  

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One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas
1 year, 1 month ago

One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas

The Telegraph  

The area coping the best, according to the analysis, is Berkshire West, with around one in 16 people waiting for NHS care. The NHS recently revealed that 15 per cent of patients were waiting for more than one appointment or procedure, meaning there are around 6.5 million individuals waiting for 7.8 million appointments. Separate analysis by the Reform think tank …

NHS waiting list hits record 7.8 million high
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS waiting list hits record 7.8 million high

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS waiting list has hit a record high of 7.77 …

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows

The Independent  

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NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital

The Telegraph  

Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, said: “This new step to offer NHS patients who have been waiting the longest the opportunity to consider travelling for treatment is just another example of how we are introducing new approaches to reduce how long patients wait, while improving the choice and control they have over their own care. “So, whether …

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists ‘blown out of water’ as backlog set to soar
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists ‘blown out of water’ as backlog set to soar

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list hits record high of almost 7.8m
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS waiting list hits record high of almost 7.8m

The Independent  

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Ambulance delays at A&Es prevent crews attending 155,000 callouts a month
1 year, 3 months ago

Ambulance delays at A&Es prevent crews attending 155,000 callouts a month

The Telegraph  

Delays to ambulances being able to hand patients over to A&Es last year could have prevented crews attending as many as 155,000 jobs each month. New analysis from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives found that two million hours were lost by paramedics waiting outside emergency departments beyond the 15-minute target time in the 12 months to March 2023. A …

NHS waiting lists hit new record high despite Rishi Sunak pledge
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS waiting lists hit new record high despite Rishi Sunak pledge

The Independent  

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Reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients in the UK revealed
1 year, 5 months ago

Reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients in the UK revealed

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million

The Independent  

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Some patients forced to wait more than two days for ambulances, new data shows
1 year, 8 months ago

Some patients forced to wait more than two days for ambulances, new data shows

The Independent  

Patients have been left waiting more than two days for an ambulance in England, a new analysis suggests. The data also showed that the longest waits for an ambulance following category 2 calls in the West Midlands and Yorkshire meant patients were left waiting over 21 hours. “Trust leaders are working extremely hard to recover urgent and emergency care services …

10% of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours, NHS data shows
1 year, 8 months ago

10% of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours, NHS data shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New data on the scale of NHS A&E waits reveals that …

One in 10 NHS patients facing A&E waits of over 12 hours
1 year, 8 months ago

One in 10 NHS patients facing A&E waits of over 12 hours

The Telegraph  

One in 10 patients is facing “dangerous” waits of more than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments, according to new data revealing the true state of the NHS. In February, before junior doctors went on strike, 126,000 patients waited more than 12 hours from their arrival at A&E – 10.6 per cent of all casualty patients. Health officials said …

Ambulance handover delays outside England’s hospitals lower than last winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance handover delays outside England’s hospitals lower than last winter

The Independent  

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NHS told to come clean about A&E waiting times
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS told to come clean about A&E waiting times

The Telegraph  

The NHS will be forced to come clean about the true extent of A&E waits as part of plans to “fix” the NHS crisis. NHS England has been ordered to publish full data, showing exactly how many people are enduring 12-hour waits in A&E. But the statistics only measure the point after a decision is taken to admit patients, with …

Revealed: Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month
1 year, 11 months ago

Revealed: Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A record number of patients suffered “severe harm” as a result …

Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Meanwhile, the waiting list for …

New NHS record as more than 54,000 patients wait 12 hours to get into A&E
1 year, 11 months ago

New NHS record as more than 54,000 patients wait 12 hours to get into A&E

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NHS England figures show the average response time in December for ambulances dealing …

Revealed: Record 50,000 patients a week face 12-hour A&E waits
2 years ago

Revealed: Record 50,000 patients a week face 12-hour A&E waits

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Leaked NHS data shows that last month as many as one in eight patients faced …

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink
2 years ago

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

ABC  

In a frantic hospital hall in northern England, a 92-year-old woman lay unwell on a trolley waiting for 33 hours to be taken to a bed. "Emergency medicine in the NHS is facing one of its most challenging times in our history," Dr Ian Higginson, vice-president at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine told ABC News. "We're unable to offload …

Use private sector to tackle NHS waiting lists, urges Keir Starmer
2 years ago

Use private sector to tackle NHS waiting lists, urges Keir Starmer

The Telegraph  

"Labour has a bold plan to slash waiting times by temporarily ramping up partnerships with private providers. My Labour government would give Britain its NHS back, through a decade long programme of renewal and reform, to make the health service fit for the future. In a clear sign that he plans to align himself with the Blair era and reject …

The NHS waiting lists hit HARDEST by Covid
2 years ago

The NHS waiting lists hit HARDEST by Covid

Daily Mail  

The number of people waiting for hospital treatment has nearly doubled since the pandemic began among some medical specialties, MailOnline can reveal. The overall backlog hit a 7.2million in October — the highest figure since records began 15 years ago and two-thirds more than the number logged in March 2020, when Covid first hit British shores. The number of respiratory …

Up to 500 people dying each week from emergency care delays, doctor says
2 years ago

Up to 500 people dying each week from emergency care delays, doctor says

The Telegraph  

Dr Boyle told Times Radio: “If you look at the graphs they all are going the wrong way, and I think there needs to be a real reset. “We need to increase our capacity within our hospitals, we need to make sure that there are alternative ways so that people aren’t all just funnelled into the ambulance service and emergency …

NHS told to ‘turbo-charge’ use of private sector to ease record waiting lists
2 years, 1 month ago

NHS told to ‘turbo-charge’ use of private sector to ease record waiting lists

The Telegraph  

The NHS has been ordered to “turbo-charge” use of the private sector to help clear record waiting lists. A new taskforce, bringing together independent hospital leaders and NHS officials, will examine how to significantly expand use of the private sector and give patients more choice over where they receive treatment. It comes amid record waiting lists, with more than seven …

Ambulance handover delays are the worst on record
2 years, 1 month ago

Ambulance handover delays are the worst on record

The Telegraph  

Ambulance handover delays have reached the worst level on record, with more than a quarter of patients left stranded outside hospitals, data show. The new figures from NHS England provide the first weekly snapshot of how hospitals are performing this winter, amid record A&E pressures, waiting lists and discharge delays. Service is being ‘severely compromised’ Martin Flaherty, managing director of …

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