Labour risking HS2-style failure on NHS waiting lists

All dollars and no sense — another health-care privatization failure waiting to happen

Policies are resulting in hundreds of millions of public dollars going to private companies — hard to argue it's a good deal for taxpayers.

Labour risking HS2-style failure on NHS waiting lists

Billions of pounds have been 'poured into' the health service but targets have been missed and there are fears mistakes from the HS2 fiasco are being repeated

Streeting’s ‘manoeuvres’ do nothing to reduce NHS waiting lists

While the NHS in Croydon is slipping back on one of its key performance measures, the health secretary has been busy positioning himself for a possible new job. ANDREW FISHER on the conflicted priorities of the Labour government At the General Election last year, the NHS was the top priority for voters. NHS waiting lists…

300 000 patients should not be on Scottish Labour’s ‘1 in 6’ double or triple counted waiting list claim now exposed as fake news

Professor John Robertson OBA From Public Health Scotland on 26 August 2025 (latest figures): There was estimated to be 639,579 individuals on at least one new outpatient, inpatient or day case waiting list at 30 June 2025. This equates to 1 in 9 of Scotland’s population (mid-2024 population estimates Scotland).1 On the 27th May, from the same source, we heard: This equates to 1 in 9 of Scotland’s population. Why do I reveal the 27th May official…

Billions Spent to Tackle NHS Waiting Lists But Targets Still Missed, PAC finds

Share Post Share Email A new report on reducing NHS waiting times for planned (or elective) care, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that despite NHSE spending £3.24bn on transforming diagnostic and surgical services, it has now missed its recovery targets by significant margins, with too many people still waiting too long for tests and treatment. At January 2025, over 6m people were waiting for e…