NHS boards impose minimum waits of up to 16 weeks for routine treatment

Shropshire NHS body has imposed 16-week wait for treatment, investigation finds

NHS bodies are deliberately delaying some planned treatment by imposing minimum waits of up to 16 weeks, an investigation found.

NHS boards impose minimum waits of up to 16 weeks for routine treatment

BMJ investigation finds 17 English NHS boards introduced 12–16-week minimum waits for surgery, raising concerns over pain, mobility and patient…

Patients in pain for months as NHS delays operations to curb costs

More than half of health boards in England now enforce minimum waiting times of up to 16 weeks for the likes of hip, knee and cataract surgery.