Labour’s plan to slash NHS waiting times places too much focus on hospital targets and fails to address staff shortages, critics have warned. Thousands more people will be sent for treatment in ...

The UK Government and NHS England have unveiled a plan for reducing patient waiting lists – but unions remain skeptical that it will work without investment in the workforce. Prime minister Sir Keir ...

The NHS revealed a "radical" plan to reduce waiting lists this week, but nursing representatives warned of a "missing link" as staff are at "breaking point". NHS England's Elective Reform Plan ...

But to catapult the service into the future, we need an NHS that is reformed from top to bottom, millions of extra appointments signed, sealed and delivered with the plan that we are launching ...

NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard said: "The radical reforms in this plan will not only allow us to deliver millions more tests, appointments, and operations, but do things differently ...

Labour’s plan to reform the NHS with the goal of reducing wait times from 18 months to 18 weeks by March 2029 was unveiled by Sir Keir on Monday. He set out a plan to improve patient access to ...

He added: “This is a key plank of our Plan for Change, which will drive growth that puts more money in people’s pockets, secures our borders and make the NHS fit for the future so that working ...

the main pillars of Sir Keir Starmer’s plan were more about extending current work set in motion by the last Conservative administration than anything radically new. Under the plans, the NHS ...

A plan to reform the NHS to cut waiting times and make the health service "fit for the future" was laid out by Sir Keir Starmer today. Starmer outlined details of his aim to slash the number of ...

NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the government's plan was an "ambitious blueprint". "The radical reforms in this plan will not only allow us to deliver millions more tests, appointments ...

Doctors' leaders welcomed the plan but expressed concern over whether there were enough staff to achieve the goals being set. Why the jury is out on the NHS backlog plan 6 January 2025 The plan ...