NHS targets are performance measures used by NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and the Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland.

The performance against key NHS targets varies depending on the type of treatment and location in the UK (yes, there is a postcode lottery). There are the three main NHS targets related to physical health. They are sometimes called ‘Key Performance Indicators’ (or KPIs). Latest data is …

Apr 24, 2024 · Over the past year, NHS teams have made significant progress delivering key priorities for patients, as we have continued our recovery from the pandemic, in the face of strong headwinds from industrial action, increased demand and pressures on budgets due to inflation.

Jan 30, 2025 · NHS England will transfer a higher proportion of funding than ever before directly to local systems and minimise ringfencing, allowing local leaders maximum flexibility to plan better and more efficient services. And, to be clear, all parts of …

Jan 30, 2025 · Fewer national priorities – just 18 headline targets (excluding other ‘requirements’), down from 31 last year and 133 as recently as 2022/23 – gives welcome focus and clarity. More funding and decision-making is devolved to systems, letting local leaders lead.

Jan 30, 2025 · Our 10 Year Health Plan, to be published in the spring, will deliver the 3 big shifts our NHS needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from...

Jan 30, 2025 · With staff diagnosing and treating more people with cancer than ever before, NHS England has also confirmed new national ambitions to speed up diagnosis for patients. Under the guidance, around 100,000 more people referred for urgent cancer checks will get a diagnosis or the all-clear within 4 weeks next year.

Three of the most high-profile targets are waiting times for elective treatment (or planned treatment), waiting times for being seen in A&E and waiting times for cancer services. Recent data for 2018/19 shows that performance remains below the set …

Mar 27, 2024 · To give the NHS the best chance to recover, the government must end the industrial dispute that continues to impede progress on waiting lists, ensure system leaders …

The National Health Service measures how well it is doing by setting what are called targets. These are things that can be counted. The targets are changed over time. The targets, and how they are measured, are different in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.