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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Councils 'deeply concerned' about trust's performance
By Lee Peart 06 February 2025
The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) of Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about concerns over the per...
Flagship programme cuts diagnostic waiting times
By Lee Peart 03 February 2025
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s community diagnostic centre programme has delivered a 17.5% drop in waiting times.
Half of public say corridor care crisis could be solved in a year
By Lee Peart 03 February 2025
Half the public think corridor care could be eradicated within a year if the Government took immediate action, a poll has found.
BREAKING NEWS: NHS targets halved under new guidance
By Lee Peart 30 January 2025
The number of NHS targets have been halved under new planning guidance published today.
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