
The NHS waiting list is likely to “more or less flatline” for the next year (File picture)
(Picture: PA Archive)The NHS waiting list is likely to “more or less flatline” for the next year despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ambition to bring it down, a think tank has warned.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that plans to cut the overall waiting list are unlikely to happen this year as the health service grapples with rising demand, strikes and staff shortages.