Tackling the NHS backlog is one of the government’s key six missions – and now Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has the plan to end it. But what’s remarkable from this new year waiting list announcement is just how few levers ministers seem to have to pull. Much of this plan is about … Read more
The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. The plan, to be announced on Monday, will expand access to Community Diagnostic Centres and surgical hubs, alongside reforms designed to enhance patient … Read more
Getty Images Senior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional work, a BBC News investigation has found. That is nearly double the average basic pay for a full-time consultant in England. Many of the consultants … Read more
BBC Nelly Naylor (top left), Rob Reiss (bottom left), Katie Drinkwater (centre), and Louise Nichols (top right) are just some of many thousands who have been waiting for an assessment It would take more than eight years for the NHS to see all adult patients waiting for ADHD assessments in many parts of the UK, … Read more
Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, in a written reply, said the occurrence and filling of vacancies, along with backlog reserved vacancies, is a continuous process. File | Photo Credit: ANI All Central Government Ministries and departments have been asked to form an in-house committee for the identification of backlog reserved vacancies and fill … Read more
Scale of problem revealed for first time in England with some waiting for as many as five treatments. Source link
Health leaders say it is inevitable next week’s 72-hour walkout in England will have an impact. Source link
Hospitals in England report patients slipping on sewage, staff becoming ill and leaks on wards. Source link
Roger, 69, is well enough to go home from hospital – but like many others, he cannot be discharged. Source link
Inflation and lack of beds and staff could halt bid to cut long waits, National Audit Office says. Source link