Check out the waiting list for NHS treatment in your local area, how many beds are free, how long people have to wait at A&E, and how that compares with the national picture. Waiting times for cancer patients remain longer than recommended targets. The number of people seeking treatment has been rising faster than the number of people NHS England can treat every month.
NHS pressure across all sorts of services has been breaking records in recent years, but are things getting better? Check out the waiting list for NHS treatment in your local area, how many beds are free, how long people have to wait at A&E , and how that compares with the national picture.
If you live in England, Scotland or Wales enter your postcode or trust name below: How is the wider NHS performing? Waiting times for cancer patients, where rapid diagnosis and treatment are crucial to survival rates, remain longer than recommended targets. In recent years, more than one in three patients have waited over the target two months to start their treatment after first being referred. And across all specialties, the number of people seeking treatment has been rising faster than the number of people NHS England can treat every month. Bringing down the waiting list is a key target for Rishi Sunak. From January 2023 when he made this pledge, to December 2023, the waiting list had grown from 7.21 million to 7.6 million. The list has now started to reduce from a record
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