The NHS faces a slow road to recovery and the Government must manage expectations to retain public confidence, the NHS Confederation has warned. A new report outlines key recommendations to help healthcare services recover.
The NHS faces a slow road to recovery and the Government must manage expectations to retain public confidence, the NHS Confederation has warned. A new report outlines key recommendations to help healthcare services manage a challenging period of transition.
Analysis by the Health Foundation suggests that even before the coronavirus pandemic, to meet the 18-week standard for newly referred patients and clear the backlog of patients already on the waiting list, the NHS would have needed to treat an additional 500,000 patients a year for the next four years.1
However, the pandemic is likely to increase waiting lists even further and there are now concerns over how the NHS will recover. There has been an 85% drop in routine surgical activity compared to the same period last year and emergency admissions are far lower than before the pandemic.2
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