In reality, as the chart below shows, NHS England has not reached this level of performance ... NHS Confederation analysis looking at both the current waiting list and expected demand in the coming ...

Labour MP Deirdre Costigan appears to be the latest politician to have confused the number of people on the NHS waiting list with the number of cases. Ms Costigan, who is also a member of the Health ...

Hospitals have also been ordered to focus on reducing the NHS waiting list. Every year, health leaders in England publish national planning guidance for the health service which sets out key ...

"Nearly one in six Scots are on an NHS waiting list, yet the number of operations at Scotland's biggest elective operations hub has actually fallen in recent months,” she said. "The SNP must act ...

The party said it would also create a new unit between GP and consultant-led care to reassess whether patients needed to be on a waiting list or whether ... The NHS is likely to be one of the ...

Improving A&E and ambulance waiting times are among the top priorities for the NHS in the year ahead, health officials have said. Hospitals have also been ordered to focus on reducing the NHS ...