The Government must rethink NHS waiting times targets and the amount it spends on hospitals if it wants to move care closer ...

Liberal Democrat health spokesman Dr Evan Harris claimed the latest NHS star ratings showed only how well hospitals could hit targets, tick boxes and fill in spreadsheets. He said: "Star ratings ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells Laura Kuenssberg bureaucracy and "waste" is behind the government's decision to scrap NHS England The administrative body is responsible for managing how health ...

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Northumbria Healthcare Trust has made some progress in reducing the backlog of patients waiting more than 62 days for ...

However, a slew of statistics published on Tuesday warned that long waits for elective procedures, delayed discharges, and missed cancer ...

NHS Forth Valley is set to "break even" financially this year but members of the health board have been warned that budget ...

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It estimated that if the NHS increases treatment volume by 3.5% per year without other changes, some 74% of patients would be waiting 18 weeks by mid-2029, below the 92% target. According to the ...

The Government must rethink NHS waiting times targets and the amount it spends on hospitals if it wants to move care closer to home, according to a new report. The King’s Fund charity said ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells Laura Kuenssberg bureaucracy and "waste" is behind the government's decision to scrap NHS England The administrative body is responsible for managing how ...