Plan to tackle England's NHS backlog delayed

Plan to tackle England's NHS backlog delayed A last minute intervention in Whitehall has delayed plans to tackle the backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists in England.

Details of the NHS England scheme were expected to be published on Monday.

The health secretary denied reports the Treasury had blocked the announcement, blaming the Omicron wave for the delay. BBC News

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• NHS England waiting times for cancer referral and treatment at record high The Daily Mail
• 'Just another cancelled operation': Fury over delays to NHS Covid backlog plan The Daily Mail
• The NHS elective recovery plan: how it aims to clear the surgery backlog The Guardian
• Boris Johnson promises tough new targets to tackle NHS backlog – video The Guardian
• Boris Johnson promises ‘tough’ NHS targets amid row over care backlog The Independent
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