NHS Waiting List Targets

"I note that the policy lead for this area is the Minister for Secondary Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth). She is unable to be here today and sends her apologies, but I will report back to h…" Hansard

"Local connection tests officially removed for care leavers under 25 and victims of domestic abuse Forms part of the five-step plan to deliver a decade of renewal for social and affordable housing Delivering the governmen…" Hansard

"5. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment." Hansard

"I am pleased to be able to share that in March waiting lists fell by 110,000 - outside of Covid, the biggest monthly drop since 2008. Not only that but 65% of patients now wait less than 18 weeks from referral to consul…" Hansard

"Through this Labour Government's expansion of the NHS App, we have saved 1.5 million NHS appointments from being missed. This means waiting lists are coming down, and doctors and nurses have time freed up to focus on tr…" Hansard

"We were elected on a promise of change 18 months ago & we are delivering Focus on cost of living ✅ Falling NHS waiting lists ✅ Stronger rights at work ✅ Renters rights ✅ Best start hubs, childcare offer ✅ The PM has my…" Hansard

"Of all the crises the Tories left, the state of the NHS was the most urgent to fix. Our Government is working hard and delivering results - and delivering early: ✅ 2 million more appointments ✅ Evening and weekend test…" Hansard

"Great to be out on the doorstep in Northumberland Heath this morning with Cllrs Baljeet Gill & Wendy Perfect receiving lots of positive feedback about their work in the area & support for the Government’s work introduci…" Hansard

"INTRODUCTION I want to thank everybody at the Institute and all the Commissioners for this important report today. It’s quite long and represents a very serious endeavour and brings evidence from every part of our countr…" Hansard

"NHS waiting lists down 110,000 in March, biggest monthly drop since 2008. Electives target hit despite strikes. Fastest ambulance response in 5 years. Books balanced for the first time in 9 years. Proud of the 1.5 millio…" Hansard

"Yesterday, I joined Bournville Village Trust and Spring Housing Association for a tour of the Beeches. The building in Bournville is being given a new lease of life as apartments for families (on Birmingham City Council’…" Hansard

"Not only are waiting lists falling, but ambulances are arriving faster, and patient satisfaction with GP access has increased from 60% to 75%.  Fewer staff are leaving than at any point in the past decade, outside of th…" Hansard

"It is appalling that at a stroke of a pen the council will throw thousands off the housing waiting list. They aren’t making lives better, they are making their statistics look better." Hansard

"I welcome the NHS Modernisation Bill announced in the King’s Speech. Here in Bolton South and Walkden, waiting lists have already fallen by over 7,000 with 25,000 extra appointments delivered. This Bill will help secure …" Hansard

"With Labour, NHS waiting lists are down to their lowest level in three years." Hansard

"📉 Great news! NHS waiting lists at lowest in nearly 3 years - down 312,000 since July 2024. Here in Bournemouth West, UHD waiting lists down nearly 5,000 since the election. November saw second biggest monthly fall in…" Hansard

"The fall in waiting lists in Bradford and across Yorkshire is an important first step on the NHS’s road to recovery. We all deserve an NHS that is fit for the future, so that patients get treatment quickly when needed. …" Hansard

"Thank you, it’s great to be with you this afternoon, to spend some time with you. Not least because it has been a quiet week in Westminster so it has been something to look forward to. Even if it had been a busy, bustlin…" Hansard

"£4 million boost to NHS chargepoint scheme to help modernise the health service and save millions in fuel costs brings combined investment from the Department for Transport and Department for Health to £22 million to ele…" Hansard

"📈Economic growth up 📉NHS waiting lists down 🌹Labour is making the right choices to strengthen our economy and rebuild our NHS" Hansard

"📉 NHS waiting lists fell by 43,000 in January - down 374,000 in 18 months 🚑 Fastest ambulance response times in 5 years 🏥 Shortest A&E waits in 4 years AND we’re investing for the future too, with a new hospital plan…" Hansard

"“I am resolved to finally reverse the decline, fix the NHS and make the health service fit for the future” Too many patients in Burton and Uttoxeter and beyond are languishing on waiting lists, putting their lives on ho…" Hansard

"Waiting lists are moving in the right direction. They fell by 43,000 in January, meaning the NHS waiting list has now dropped by more than 370,000 since July 2024. Expanded surgical hubs, Community Diagnostic Centres a…" Hansard

"Waiting lists have fallen for 9⃣ months in a row 📉 Lots done. Lots more to do. Vote Welsh Labour on Thursday 7th May to continue our progress on bringing down the waiting lists in Wales." Hansard

"NHS waiting lists have fallen 5 months in a row. While there is still much work to do, this is real progress—and a big step in the right direction. Labour is delivering the change our NHS desperately needs." Hansard

"I agree. I will refer later to ICBs, which clearly have to ensure the full, necessary support, particularly for this community. I understand the pressures they are under—we all do—but taking away support from people is a…" Hansard

"This is alongside the recent national news that shows the NHS is getting back on its feet. The fastest average ambulance response time in five years, A&E waits at their shortest for four years, and waiting lists down by …" Hansard

"8 things Labour’s has delivered this week: 📉 NHS waiting lists down by over 400k 🩺 36 new and expanded Community Diagnostic Centres 🍏 Over 500 new breakfast clubs, saving parents £450 a year 🎒 Labour is giving chil…" Hansard

"1/ Since July, over 100,000 extra patients have been treated within the 18-week target. 📈 In just nine months, this government has: ✅ Delivered 3 million more appointments ✅ Cut waiting lists for six months in a row by…" Hansard

"You can watch my question to the Health Secretary below. I asked whether the NHS has the funding to deliver assisted dying alongside its core priorities like reducing waiting lists. He confirmed there is no money alloca…" Hansard

"The state of our NHS and rising waiting lists in Kent is shocking. Today I raised with the Prime Minister at #PMQs what years of underfunding has done to our local services in Kent and Dartford. I welcome assurance tha…" Hansard

"Minimum wage up, breakfast clubs being rolled out and NHS waiting lists coming down. Positive steps in the right direction. This is the real change we promised, being delivered." Hansard

"NEW: November NHS stats show that waiting lists fell across England by 86,000. That’s the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years. There's so much more to do - but we're turning round the NHS and getting it…" Hansard

"Happy St George’s day to everyone in the Chamber. As a physiotherapist, I am immensely grateful to have the opportunity to co-lead this debate on the contribution of allied health professionals. This is an historic momen…" Hansard

"Spent Sunday morning speaking to residents in Hanwell Broadway with local Cllrs @monhamidi.bsky.social @pollyknewstub.bsky.social & @yoelgordon.bsky.social. Lots of support for Labour's reduction in NHS waiting lists, g…" Hansard

"Labour has invested £26bn in our NHS and reduced waiting lists every month for the past five months. The Tories want the investment, but don’t know how to pay for it. And Reform wants you to pay for your healthcare. Re…" Hansard

"10. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment." Hansard

"A newly announced panel of 12 digital professionals and academics will help the government make better use of technology across the public sector Group will help create a 10-year vision for a ‘digital centre’ of governme…" Hansard

"Community Diagnostic Centres like ours at Gateshead Metrocentre mean that thousands more checks, tests and scans are available out of hours and in the community - meaning shorter waiting lists in Gateshead." Hansard

"🏥I'm pleased to announce that Medway Maritime Hospital will receive an investment of £4,761,000 to improve the general infrastructure of the site 📈This is part of the Government's 'Plan for Change', which will fix Bri…" Hansard

"The Labour Government is delivering real change. By shifting management of the NHS back into democratic hands, we are cutting wasteful bureaucracy and using the savings to hire more doctors and nurses—helping to reduce …" Hansard

"✅Waiting lists fell by 43,000 in January - down 374,000 over the past 18 months. ✅Ambulance response times are now the fastest in five years, with average waits for heart attacks and strokes under 29 minutes. ✅A&E waits …" Hansard

"Brilliant news as NHS waiting lists continue to fall - down 405,000 since the election. 750,000 patients are being seen on time in A&E. Ambulances are reaching heart attack and stroke patients 5 minutes faster. This Lab…" Hansard

"I want the best for our NHS in Scotland, for our brilliant doctors and nurses, and for all of my constituents who need their care. Only the Scottish Government can deliver that - but with 1 in 6 Scots on a waiting list, …" Hansard

"As the Government launched our plan for the NHS, it was good to speak with the leadership of our local NHS about what can be done to improve access to GP services-especially in areas like Colindale and Mill Hill-strength…" Hansard

"We said we would, and we did 🩺 We promised to put 1,000 extra GPs on the frontline by the end of March – and we’ve delivered 1,500. ✅ Two million extra appointments ✅ Waiting lists cut by 193,000 ✅ Over 1,500 extra GP…" Hansard

"Cutting Local NHS Waiting Lists by Over 20,000 ✅📉 Investment and targeted reforms are starting to pay off. Since the general election, waiting lists across our local NHS trusts have fallen by more than 20,000. But we’…" Hansard

"PM says “our plan is working” as government delivers results on costs, migration control and growth Net migration down sharply to its lowest since 2021, inflation down faster than expected to 2.8%, and UK the fastest-gro…" Hansard

"We inherited from the Conservatives an NHS facing the worst crisis in its history, with waiting lists at a record 7.6 million and public satisfaction at record lows. This Labour Government are getting the NHS back on its…" Hansard

"The UK economy is growing and NHS waiting lists are falling in Kensington & Bayswater! Waiting lists are already coming down locally, and eight GP surgeries across Kensington & Bayswater will receive refurbishment fundi…" Hansard

"The @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Government made a pledge to recruit 1000 GPs by March. We delivered on this promise and recruited 1503. Alongside delivering two million extra appointments and cutting waiting lists by 193…" Hansard

"i: NHS will send extra 2.5 million patients to private hospitals in ‘urgent’ attempt to cut waiting lists #TomorrowsPapersToday" Hansard

"✅ Two million extra appointments ✅ Waiting lists cut by 193,000 ✅ Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited This Labour government is fixing our NHS." Hansard

"Since the general election, we’ve hit the ground running on the NHS: ending doctors’ strikes, starting to cut waiting lists, investing in GPs, hospices… A lot done, a hell of a lot more to do. But as I look to 2025, I c…" Hansard

"Hundreds of local businesses and residents in Barnsley set to gain practical AI skills through government funding Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will begin deploying AI tools to cut waiting lists, missed appointm…" Hansard

"£126 million boost for families to give every child the best start of life and deliver on Plan for Change Funding will go to areas with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of support to parents, including on me…" Hansard

"It's great to see waiting lists coming down again. We've come a long way since pre-election times, and there's plenty more work ahead. Our nearly 80 year-old free healthcare system is amazing and we must do all we can …" Hansard

"Under Labour, NHS waiting lists continue to fall. Last year in Lewisham they fell by 11% and at King’s by 6%. Ambulance response times are now the fastest they've been for five years, and A&E waits are the shortest for…" Hansard

"- 9,000 additional apprenticeships - 125,000 new homes - Action to cut NHS waiting lists - More classroom assistants and specialist teachers - Mobile phones out of classrooms to improve attainment" Hansard

"What have Labur done for you? All this and more: 🏡 Renter’s Rights 🏥 8500 more mental health workers in the NHS (3 years ahead of schedule) 🛑 stopping new council homes being sold off 🚭 smoking ban to protect chi…" Hansard

"🚨 November NHS stats show that waiting lists fell by 86,000! This brings the total fall to 312,000 since Labour came into government 🚑 Ambulances are arriving faster 🩺 Patient satisfaction with access to GPs is u…" Hansard

"BREAKING: NHS waiting lists fall 6 months in a row with this Labour government. ⬇️ More progress on fixing our precious NHS. Much more to do." Hansard

"Despite the busiest winter on record, NHS waiting lists have continued to fall with this Labour Government. At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, waiting lists have fallen by 13,725 since the general election." Hansard

"Labour promised to recruit 8,500 more mental health workers and we have kept our promise, three years early. As well as: 🏥 Over 5 million more NHS appointments ⏳ Waiting lists coming down 👩‍⚕️ 2,000 more GPs 🏡 New Ne…" Hansard

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on securing this debate. I have had the honour in the past of being the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Parkinson’s, which is very for…" Hansard

"🏥 Since the general election, NHS waiting lists have fallen by a staggering 15,309 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust. Labour’s NHS reforms are working: ✅NHS waiting lists are down ✅Ambulances are arriving q…" Hansard

"The hon. Member is making a powerful speech about an incredibly important subject. It affects my constituency, too, where we have 1,500 people living with dementia. On top of that, as she was referring to, around a third…" Hansard

"Today’s debate theme is defence readiness, and I am pleased that we heard in His Majesty’s Speech the Government’s clear commitment to a sustained increase in defence spending. I also welcome the announcement of several …" Hansard

"The news today? Reform = backwater for Tories who failed over 14 years. 🥸 Tories = weak and divided by more psychodrama. 🤪 Labour government = waiting lists in our NHS drastically reduced and economic growth up. 🌹 …" Hansard

"Driving test access is getting fairer 🚗 Only learners can now book or manage their driving test. No bots, no third parties. These changes will drive down long waiting lists, and put an end to the chaos of expensive …" Hansard

"Ending NHS backlogs latest: ✅ Waiting lists down by 374k since July 2024 ✅ Fastest ambulance response in 5 years ✅ A&E waits the shortest for 4 years After years of rising waits and declining services, patients are fin…" Hansard

"Tackling the costing of living, cutting hospital waiting lists, lifting half a million children out of poverty, wages are going up and new rights for workers and renters are coming in on Friday👇🏻 www.stephenmorgan.org.…" Hansard

"Patients are being seen sooner. Labour has delivered 5.2 million extra appointments, with waiting lists down by 370,000. We are getting the NHS back on its feet." Hansard

"I am really delighted to be here I was keen to be here to firstly say thank you. I have been in local government for 14 years, with seven years as a leader. And I have seen firsthand how hard things have been. But also t…" Hansard

"There's obviously still work to be done as we fix our NHS, but this - and last week's news that waiting lists have fallen 4 months in a row - is strong evidence that our health service is firmly on the road to recovery." Hansard

"Waiting lists at Medway Maritime Hospital have fallen by over 19% since the election, with more than 1,700 local residents coming off the list after receiving treatment or a diagnosis. There’s more to do, but we’re start…" Hansard

"£4 million boost to NHS chargepoint scheme to help modernise the health service and save millions in fuel costs brings combined investment from the Department for Transport and Department for Health to £22 million to ele…" Hansard

"I met with Seb Slater from @shrewsburybid.bsky.social who showed me one of the 120 eBikes they have secured through a UKSPF grant. They are being rolled out to promote active travel around our town. If you're interested…" Hansard

"19. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment." Hansard

"🚑 NHS waiting lists are DOWN by 110,000 in March. Outside Covid, that’s the biggest monthly drop since 2008. And despite strikes, the NHS still hit its electives target. Progress through partnership and hard work." Hansard

"📉 NHS waiting lists are down by over 400,000 thanks to Labour’s investment and modernisation - and the extraordinary effort of NHS staff across the country" Hansard

"More good news on NHS wait times today! Waiting lists down by 110,000 in March WE HIT OUR ELECTIVES WAIT TARGET DESPITE STRIKES at 65.3% Add to that improving ambulance response times, ED wait times plus more GPs and…" Hansard

"Delighted to welcome the Health Secretary to Wood Green last week to celebrate the amazing news that #NHS waiting lists are still falling, despite a record winter. ✅ Waiting lists are down ✅ Ambulance response times are…" Hansard

"🚨November NHS stats show that waiting lists fell by 86,000👏🏻 This brings the total fall to 312,000 since Labour came into government 🚑 Ambulances are arriving faster 🩺 Patient satisfaction with access to GPs is …" Hansard

"Spending Review: Labour is recovering the lost dream of home ownership 🏘️ 🏡 We are investing £39 billion over the next decade in a new Affordable House Plan 🇬🇧 It's time to get British families off waiting lists or…" Hansard

"Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess…" Hansard

"Inflation down more than expected. Growth up last week. Borrowing down last year. Investment up. Waiting lists falling. Migration down from record highs. Much more to do, and the conflict in Iran to weather, but real con…" Hansard

"Waiting lists are down nationally by 374,000 over 18 months, ambulance response times are the fastest they've been in 5 years, and GP & A&E waits are improving. At University Hospitals Birmingham, waiting lists have fall…" Hansard

"Right now our country spends £1 in every £10 on servicing debt, millions on waiting lists, and the cost of living so high. I’ll keep listening to you and standing up for Telford to make sure these changes make a differ…" Hansard

"Privilege to lay a brick in @msenhshospitals.bsky.social’s new community diagnostic centre in Thurrock. Great example of shifting NHS care into the community, cutting waiting lists with better access to vital tests and…" Hansard

"Extremely pleased to see NHS waiting lists at their lowest in 3.5 years. The largest year-on-year reduction in 16 years. After years of record waiting lists under the Tories, this is great progress and a testament to the…" Hansard

"I am proud of the progress made by this Government so far to tackle waiting lists so that less ovarian cancer patients are left waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment." Hansard

"Great day today for #NHS news. Waiting lists down 110,000 in March - biggest non-COVID drop since 2008! Elective targets were hit, fastest stroke and heart attack ambulance rates for 5 years! 2,000 more GPs. 8,500 mor…" Hansard

"I've been hitting the airwaves today, reaffirming my support for the Prime Minister. The economy grew above expectations and NHS waiting lists are down. We should be focusing on telling the story of how we are turning…" Hansard

"📢NHS waiting lists are down! Brilliant news that NHS waiting lists fell across England by 86,000 in November. This is the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years, despite record demand in 2025, a challen…" Hansard

"Since the election, Labour has funded 5 million extra NHS appointments. This makes a huge impact on the waiting lists that were ever-growing nt under the Tories. But we know there is more to do, and we'll keep working ha…" Hansard

"A fantastic visit to SpaMedica Wolverhampton to meet the dedicated team delivering vital NHS eye care for people across the Black Country. It’s encouraging to see how high-quality, community-based services are helping …" Hansard