The NHS needs to cut its elective waiting list by more than half to achieve the government’s 18-week target, experts have warned.
There are currently 7.4 million people on the elective waiting list for non-emergency procedures, but this needs to be slashed to 3.4 million over the next three years to hit the target of 92 per cent of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks for treatment, a study has revealed.
