A&E four-hour target in doubt as new health secretary Matt Hancock promises to listen to NHS leaders The symbolic four-hour NHS treatment target for A&E patients may be abandoned or changed, the new Health Secretary has suggested.
Matt Hancock yesterday refused to rule out altering the commitment, as well as those for cancer and routine operations, hinting instead that health experts should consider what is “more clinically appropriate”.
Seen as a bellwether for NHS performance, the target to see at least 95 per cent of emergency patients within four hours has slipped badly over the last two years, with recent figures showing hospitals are managing just 86 per cent. The Daily Telegraph
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Matt Hancock yesterday refused to rule out altering the commitment, as well as those for cancer and routine operations, hinting instead that health experts should consider what is “more clinically appropriate”.
Seen as a bellwether for NHS performance, the target to see at least 95 per cent of emergency patients within four hours has slipped badly over the last two years, with recent figures showing hospitals are managing just 86 per cent. The Daily Telegraph
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