Exclusive: ‘This breaks my heart,’ says minister Wes Streeting as waiting list tops 42,000
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.
Next article
Exclusive: ‘This breaks my heart,’ says minister Wes Streeting as waiting list tops 42,000
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice
Patients needing NHS gender care face a 42,000-long waiting list, with some waits as long as eight years, health secretary Wes Streeting has revealed.
Average waiting times have grown to more than two years for a child to get a first appointment at a specialist health service…
Delays in making a first assessment can lead to late diagnosis, worsening symptoms and pressure on emergency services
The overall NHS waiting list has fallen by almost 16,000 from August to 7.39 million in September - but experts say this is not…
Labour has been accused of a ‘damning failure’ with new figures showing 7.6 million people had to wait over four weeks to see a…
Wes Streeting said the NHS needs to ‘break our over-reliance on international recruitment’
Some groups are waiting more than a year for crucial exams
