NHS waiting lists are getting longer and the government’s targets are still not being met. New NHS data released today has found that the number of patients on NHS waiting lists has hit a new all-time high of 7.3 million. The government has also failed to meet its target to eliminate 18-month waits by April this year. Although Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the government is delivering on his promise to cut waiting lists, it’s clear the Tories have quite a way to go yet.
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The number of patients waiting longer than 18 months for hospital appointments and procedures has certainly fallen, decreasing from 54,882 in January to 10,737 by April, and by over 90 per cent since September 2021. But just under 80 per cent of NHS providers are yet to eliminate wait times of 18 months completely. And,
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