Operating theatres go unused as NHS backlog grows
Surgeons left frustrated as hospitals struggle to return routine services to full strength. Source link
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Backlog of longest-wait patients slashed in England
Thousands waiting more than two years for scans, checks and surgery have finally been treated. Source link
NHS waiting lists: Seven years to clear Covid backlog warning
A patient paid to diagnose slipped discs and is living in pain with private surgery costing £15,000. Source link
Hospitals urged to use retired staff to cut backlog
NHS bosses are also recommending offering staff more overtime and scrapping caps on consultant hours. Source link
Concerns over ‘enormous’ backlog for NHS dentistry
Strict Covid protocols – which are still in place – have seen routine dental care dramatically reduced. Source link
NHS waiting list backlog will take years to clear
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Covid: Tough new targets will tackle NHS backlog, Boris Johnson says
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Delay to NHS backlog plan not down to money – Javid
Sajid Javid says that delays to a plan to tackle a backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists in England was not down to money. Details of the NHS scheme were expected to be published on Monday, but were delayed at the last minute, with reports suggesting the Treasury wanted to delay publication. The health … Read more
Covid: Plan to tackle England’s NHS backlog delayed
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Fix NHS staffing crisis to tackle waiting lists backlog, warn MPs
He describes the staffing crisis as “entirely predictable”, adding: “The current wave of Omicron is exacerbating the problem, but we already had a serious staffing crisis, with a burnt-out workforce, 93,000 NHS vacancies and no sign of any plan to address this. Source link