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NAO releases report on NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

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Published on: 01 December 2021

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LNB News 01/12/2021

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Issue Date: 01 December 2021

Published Date: 01 December 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The National Audit Office (NAO) has released its report on NHS backlogs and waiting times for elective and cancer care in England. The NAO report considers how the increased backlogs and waiting times have arisen and found that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the NHS redirecting many resources away from its normal activities and reduced capacity due to infection control measures. It was found that initially the waiting list for elective care fell for three months in 2020 due to the number of new referrals plummeting, however the waiting list rapidly grew to over five and a half million by September 2021 as treatment activity remained below normal levels, and NHS performance against elective care standards dropped to its lowest recorded level.

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