Working Age Patients Face Longer NHS Wait Times, Report Shows

Working age patients face longer NHS wait times, report shows

The first-of-its-kind report shows people from the most deprived areas of England are also experiencing the same issue. For the first time, NHS England have published new figures which provide a breakdown of the health service’s waiting lists by ethnicity, age, deprivation levels and sex. The data was made available to help hospitals address ‘unfair waits’ for planned care and trusts across the country are being asked to use the data to reduce i…

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First ever NHS data breaks down gap in waiting times based on deprivation. Read our response.

NHS England » NHS publishes waiting list breakdowns to tackle health inequalities

Hospitals will be able to address unfair elective waits for working class and minority patients as new data published today shows those from deprived communities are more likely to wait longer. Data published for the first time ever by the NHS show patients in the poorest communities and those from an Asian or Asian British […]