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DHSC

Rise in cancelled operations and lung cancer waits revealed

By Lee Peart 27 May 2025

Damning figures on operation cancellations and lung cancer waits have been published by the Liberal Democrats.

WAITING TIMES

Wales' first minister accused of missing two-year waiting time target

By Lee Peart 23 May 2025

First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan, has been accused of missing a two-year waiting time target.

WORKFORCE

Mental health A&E waiting times a 'scandal in plain sight', says RCN

By Lee Peart 13 May 2025

Mental health waiting times in A&E are a ‘scandal in plain sight’ with some people waiting for up to three days to be seen, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.

ESTATES

Scottish Government unveils additional funding for National Treatment Centre Highland

By Liz Wells 11 April 2025

The Scottish Government has allocated £2.6m of additional funding to the National Treatment Centre Highland to deliver thousands of additional orthopaedic and ophthalmic operations every year.

PERFORMANCE TARGETS

NHS performance improving as high demand continues

By Liz Wells 10 April 2025

The total waiting list for procedures and appointments fell to 7.40 million in February, down from 7.43 million in January, the sixth consecutive monthly decline.

NAO

NHSE failed to meet all 2022 elective care targets, finds NAO

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

NHSE has failed to meet all its February 2022 targets on elective care waiting times, a report has found.

IFS

Government likely to miss 18-week target, says IFS

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government is ‘unlikely’ to meet its key end of Parliament target of 92% people waiting less than 18 weeks for NHS treatment, new analysis has found.

WAITING LIST

Three in four people fear being stuck on hospital trolley, poll reveals

By Lee Peart 24 February 2025

Three in four people fear being stuck on a trolley in a hospital corridor, a poll has found.

GPS

Record number of month-long waits for GP appointments last year

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

There were a record 20.5 million month-long waits for a GP appointment in 2024, a 16.3% increase on a year earlier, new data from the Liberal Democrats reveals.

WAITING TIMES

Emergency care improvements lead to faster and more efficient care

By Lee Peart 18 February 2025

Patients are receiving faster and more efficient emergency care thanks to improvements in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) departments at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals.