Waiting lists “stable” despite claims of progress
Press reports of the wafer-thin reduction in the NHS waiting list in England were divided, with some reports buying the … Read more
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Sunak seeks powers to boost flagging private sector
According to a recent report in the (£paywalled) Times, Rishi Sunak’s so-called “elective recovery task force,” steered no doubt by its private sector … Read more
Going private is no workforce strategy
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more
Bypassing your GP – self referral, good idea?
The Labour leader, Kier Starmer, in a piece published by the Telegraph and on the BBC last weekend said his party was … Read more
Waiting lists met by sprint for zombie ideas
The most recent NHS England statistics show the numbers in the queue for elective treatment has now topped 6.7 million – more … Read more
NHS England waiting list reaches another record high in March
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reached another record high in March, with a total of 6.4 million … Read more
One in ten on NHS waiting list in the Midlands
Labour MPs got no useful answers when they challenged ministers to explain how they would cut massive waiting lists in the Midlands, … Read more
Waiting lists reach record 5.8m people in England
A total of 5.8 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, according to figures from NHS … Read more
Over 5m people on England’s NHS waiting list
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has exceeded 5 million for the first time. NHS England’s latest … Read more
Full picture of how covid is hitting hospitals in the north
HSJ has reported the full picture of hospital capacity in hotspot areas in the North West is revealed for the … Read more