Exclusive: contractual penalties to combat ‘hidden waits’ will not take effect until 2013-14

By 2012-01-04T13:30:00

Three surgeons and a hospital trolley

The government has said new contractual penalties to tackle “hidden” waits for elective procedures will not be introduced nationally for 15 months, HSJ can reveal.

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