Focus should be on waiting list size, as well as long waiters says planning guidance

By James Illman, Ben Clover, Annabelle Collins and Nick Carding2024-03-27T20:25:00

NHS England has told local leaders they must start to focus on reducing the overall size of the elective waiting list and not just the longest waiters.

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