Public Services
Jeremy Hunt’s austerity measures have started to bite – despite the efforts of NHS staff
Ambulance delays and long waiting times are on the rise
waiting times
NHS waiting times hit 3 million for first time in six years
Almost three million patients are on an NHS waiting list for the first time in six years, according to new figures released today.
Only half London NHS Trusts meeting four hour target
Last year only half of London NHS Trusts were able to ensure 95 per cent of patients attending A&Es were treated within four hours.
UKIP wants to charge NHS patients to skip waiting times
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has endorsed an article by the party's health spokesperson which calls for people to be allowed to pay to skip A&E waiting times.
How Tories wrecked the NHS (but learnt to love targets (too late))
Alex Hern shows quite how long scrapping waiting lists has been a Tory policy, and quite how quickly they scrapped it.
First Tory policy on the NHS makes waiting times 48% worse
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the massive increase in NHS waiting times.