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Health Foundation responds to NHS Performance Statistics
Commenting on the publication today of the NHS monthly performance statistics, Tim Gardner, Assistant Director of Policy at the Health Foundation, said:
“As winter approaches, today’s statistics continue to show the immense challenge the government faces in tackling NHS waiting times.
“There are some positive signs, with the waiting list for routine care falling to 7.57 million, down from the all-time high of 7.77 million 12 months ago. The number of over 52-week waits has also fallen by over one third in the last year. While too many patients continue to face unacceptable delays, this progress is encouraging.
“However, urgent and emergency care continues to experience severe strain. In October, one in ten emergency calls, including patients with suspected heart attacks, waited over 90 minutes for an ambulance and nearly 50,000 spent over 12 hours on trolleys in A&E. This winter will undoubtedly be a difficult time for the NHS, but seasonal pressures do not have to inevitably cause an annual winter crisis.
“After more than a decade of underinvestment and short-termism, we welcome the Chancellor’s recent commitment to a long-term approach to rebuilding the NHS and other public services. It’s right for the Health and Social Care Secretary to focus on value for money and to be clear about the performance expected. But the measures announced yesterday must be supported by other policies to improve performance. Improvement will only happen if staff believe these new processes to be fair, that support is genuine, and that their voice is heard – or we risk further lowering of morale.
“Creating a health service that is fit for the future will rely on securing long-term investment and reform in next year’s Spending Review and 10-year plan.”
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