"The NHS is set to miss key targets to shorten waiting times for help at A&E, cancer care and planned hospital treatment, leaving millions of patients facing persistently long delays."
"Streeting has repeatedly promised to ensure that 92% of people waiting for non-urgent hospital care such as appointments and operations get it within 18 weeks by 2029."
"Only 61.5% of patients were seen within 18 weeks in January, up from 58.9% in January 2025, but still too low to hit the 65% year-end target for 2025-26."
"The position at 44 trusts on the 18-week standard had worsened, amid unrelenting demand for care and a major NHS budget squeeze."
The NHS in England is projected to miss critical targets for reducing waiting times in A&E, cancer care, and planned treatments, affecting millions of patients. Recent data indicates that the health service will not achieve the improvements mandated by ministers by the end of the fiscal year. Despite additional funding of £120 million for extra appointments and operations, performance remains inadequate. Only 61.5% of patients were seen within 18 weeks in January, far below the 65% target for 2025-26, with many trusts failing to meet performance requirements.
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