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'We're right on track,' says Streeting as key hospital waiting time target hit
- The Government and NHS England hit an interim elective care target in March, with 65.3% of patients starting hospital treatment within 18 weeks, up from below 59% when Labour came to power.
- Since January, the Government funnelled £120 million in sprint funding into NHS trusts to meet the March deadline, driving the overall waiting list down to 7.1 million—the lowest in three and a half years.
- People waiting more than a year for treatment fell to 94,406 from 122,668, the lowest since July 2020, while the Government reduced waits exceeding 18 weeks by 460,000 since taking office.
- NHS Chief Executive Sir Jim Mackey called it a "huge moment," while King's Fund chief executive Sarah Woolnough praised the achievement as recognition of staff efforts amid industrial action and reorganisation.
- Reaching the Government's eventual 92% target by 2029 could prove a challenge, requiring an extra 1.9 million waits to be treated within 18 weeks if waiting lists remain unchanged.
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Government hits key NHS target to cut waiting times for patients
Experts welcomed new data showing improvements in NHS waits but said there is more to do.
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