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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in April 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentWait list growth in April cancels out March ‘sprint’
The trajectory for “18 weeks” recovery was missed by a record margin
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NewsCorridor care cases hit 90k in May
More than 90,000 cases of corridor care were recorded in English NHS hospitals in May – an average of 3,000 per day – according to the first official stats on the scale of the problem.
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HSJ PartnersCutting sleep apnoea diagnostic waiting times in the NHS
NHS pilot sites show how a digital pathway can cut time to diagnosis from months to just over a week
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NewsGovernment will be ‘incredibly lucky’ if current elective care plan works
The government and NHS England is wrong to think that improvements in productivity, and not increased funding, will result in shorter elective waiting lists, the leader of the NHS Alliance has claimed.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE pays three trusts £1m each to remove patients from waiting lists
Three trusts were paid more than £1m for removing patients from their waiting lists through “validation” exercises last year, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How trusts drove near-record improvements
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week, by bureau chief James Illman.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Inside the Southport victims’ privacy breach
On this week’s podcast, with increasing examples of staff accessing patient records inappropriately, we ask how widespread this practice really is - and whether regulators need to do more.
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News21 trusts ‘delivered year’s elective recovery in single month’
Twenty-one trusts delivered their entire 2025-26 elective improvement in March alone, analysis shows, prompting concerns about the “fragility and sustainability” of the NHS’s waiting list recovery.
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News‘Central pressure’ forcing ICBs to cut reform investment
Integrated care boards are struggling to protect funds to deliver neighbourhood health and other 10-Year Health Plan proposals this year – with one cluster forced to withdraw a £33m fund days after launching it.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentTarget hit as unreported removals spike
Most but not all of the waiting list improvement was caused by validation
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NewsElective target hit after spike in ‘unreported removals’
NHS England has hit its 65 per cent waiting list for 2025-26, but experts said the “majority of the improvement” in March was driven by a “record” spike in “unreported removals”.
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CommentSaying ‘no’ to referrals is the morally right thing to do
The NHS cannot meet rising elective demand within its current resources. Introducing referral thresholds is no longer a theoretical option, but a practical necessity to protect patients with the most serious conditions
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NewsNHSE accused of ‘admitting defeat’ on children’s waits
NHS England guidance suggesting adult services are the priority for bringing down long waits risks “failing” children, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has said.
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NewsNHSE rows back on controversial target
NHS England has rowed back on what was widely understood to be a new target for the proportion of patients it wanted “diverted” away from waiting lists, after accusations it was rationing care.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentYear-end elective ‘sprint’ off to a slow start
Sensible things are happening, but too slowly for 18 weeks recovery
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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CommentHow to ensure ‘advice and guidance’ works for patients
Transparency will be critical to evaluate whether increased use of advice and guidance leads to better experiences and outcomes, says William Pett