NHS slashes longest elective and cancer waits for patients

NHS slashes longest elective and cancer waits for patients The number of people waiting over 18 months for NHS care has fallen again despite continued demand for services, new figures show today.

Thanks to the efforts of NHS staff across the country, the number of patients waiting more than 18 months for care has fallen by more than four fifths since the peak.

Latest figures show a total of 20,101 patients were waiting over 18 months for elective treatment as of 19 March, down from 123,969 in September 2021. NHS England