During the same month 10,384 patients waited 12 hours or more. This was 1,437 (16.1%) more than in the previous month. Miles ...

But the figures also show a rise in the number of life-threatening calls made to the ambulance service and that only half ...

A man has told of his anger after his partner was left permanently disabled by a stroke after waiting nearly two hours for an ...

Thousands of children are on "hidden" waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, experts have told the BBC. This is ...

Public satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 21% ...

Wes Streeting warned that fixing the health service ‘is a long road’ (PA) The NHS in England has hit a key cancer waiting ...

“It will take time to reverse the damaging neglect the NHS has suffered in recent years, but our Plan for Change is starting to deliver benefits for patients, with waiting lists cut by 219,000 ...

Around 49,000 A&E patients had to wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed in England last year, according to NHS figures.

There is a two-month time-lag in publishing NHS waiting times data which means the position at the end of March will be seen in figures published next month. In order to hit that target ...

It is hoped the move, announced by health ministers, will 'stop masses of people' going to hospital for 'unnecessary ...

The NHS in England has hit a key cancer waiting time target for the first time, although charities have warned patients are still facing "unacceptable delays" when it comes to accessing care. It comes ...

GPs will receive a £20 ‘bonus’ each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital under a scheme aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists. Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling ...