NHS launches hospital matching platform to bring down longest waits

NHS launches hospital matching platform to bring down longest waits Thousands of patients who need NHS treatment could be quickly and easily allocated to hospitals that can take on their care thanks to a new online ‘matching’ platform.

As part of efforts to reduce the covid backlog, the easy-to-use tool allows NHS staff to view and add available surgery slots in hospitals across the country, including independent sector capacity.

Clinical teams can upload details of patients on their waiting list who are willing to travel, with other NHS and independent sector providers able to log on and ‘match’ people up to treatment. NHS England

See also: 

• Tinder for the NHS! Health chiefs will match patients with hospitals with shorter waits further from home in bid to clear record Covid backlogs The Daily Mail
• NHS patients will be able to travel to other hospitals to skip treatment queues The Daily Telegraph
• Patients who can travel given opportunity to skip NHS queues Evening Standard
• More patients to be able to skip NHS waiting lists - if they can travel for treatment Sky News