Off target: The four-hour standard and how long waits do harm
This week we talk waiting. The health secretary and NHS England run into problems with their moves to scrap the four-hour emergency department target \u2013 what are the concerns, and what\u2019s the point of ditching it?
\nOn the planned care waiting list \u2013 NHSE confirmed it has spent millions sending some patients to private providers this winter; and major long-term harm has been revealed from delays to ophthalmology follow-up checks.
\nHow will the new government approach these major performance problems in hospital services?
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