Children face ‘agonising’ waits for mental health care
Data from half England’s specialist services found a fifth have waited more than 12 weeks in the pandemic. Source link
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Long waits for ambulances continue in England
It took an average of more than eight minutes to respond to urgent call-outs, NHS figures show. Source link
Heart surgery waits in England may rise by 40%, warns charity
Even before Covid, waits for heart treatment were far too long, the British Heart Foundation says. Source link
Huge regional disparities in long hospital waits
Parts of Essex and Blackpool have the highest proportion of people waiting over a year for care. Source link
The NHS Covid legacy – long waits and lives at risk
One in four hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle. Source link
Covid-19: NHS waits at record high as second wave hits care
“However, thanks to the hard work of NHS staff and the innovations in treatment and care developed over the course of the pandemic, hospitals treated more than one million people with other conditions in January, at the peak of the winter wave, nearly twice as many as they did last April. Source link
Covid: NHS long waits 100 times higher than before
Nearly 163,000 people had been waiting over a year at the end of October, compared with 1,600 in February. Source link
Coronavirus: Year-long waits for hospital care in England worst since 2008
Surgeons warn patients are left in pain, as experts predict the situation will worsen during winter. Source link
Virus disruption causes long NHS waits to soar
Image copyright Getty Images The disruption to hospitals in England during the pandemic has meant the number of patients facing long waits for routine operations has soared. More than two million people on the waiting list – half the total – have been waiting more than 18 weeks. One in five have been waiting more … Read more
Figures reveal long waits for routine ops in England
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Attendances at A&E in England were 30% lower last month than in July 2019 The number of patients admitted for routine treatment in hospitals in England was down 67% in June compared with the same time last year, NHS figures show. The number of people going to accident and … Read more