NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ – report
by Ella Pickover
Feb 29, 2024
3 minutes
NHS waiting lists will not recover to pre-pandemic levels over the next four years, according to analysis.
Despite recent reductions in the waiting list in England, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that it is “unlikely that waiting lists will reach pre-pandemic levels” by December 2027 – even under a “best-case scenario”.
The latest figures show that the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen for the third month in a row.
An estimated 7.6 million treatments were waiting
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