NHS 'in perpetual winter of Narnia' as waiting list reaches record 3.9m Waiting time targets missed, bed blocking at record levels, and medical leaders say system is close to breaking down
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, a medical leader has said, after figures revealed the highest ever number of patients on waiting lists.
Claire Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, criticised the NHS’s failure to give patients planned care in hospital within the required 18 weeks, such as surgery for cataract removals, hernia repairs and hip and knee replacements. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, a medical leader has said, after figures revealed the highest ever number of patients on waiting lists.
Claire Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, criticised the NHS’s failure to give patients planned care in hospital within the required 18 weeks, such as surgery for cataract removals, hernia repairs and hip and knee replacements. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- NHS bed blocking at monthly worst level on record The Daily Telegraph
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