NHS fails to hit key backlog target: Ministers admit two-year waits WEREN'T scrapped by July

NHS fails to hit key backlog target: Ministers admit two-year waits WEREN'T scrapped by July The NHS hasn't completely eliminated its waiting list of patients who have been stuck in the system for over two years, despite the Government's bold promise.

Under the Covid recovery plan, ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid stated 'no-one' in England would be waiting more than 24 months for treatment such as hip and knee ops by July.

But Health Minister Maria Caulfield has since admitted that 'a small number of patients' were still waiting beyond two years by the end of last month. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Update imminent on NHS commitment to tackle waiting lists NHS Confederation
• 'Stalinist' targets are stifling the NHS, warns Jeremy Hunt The Daily Telegraph
• Ministers admit they will break NHS pledge on hospital waiting times The Guardian