7.58 million people in the UK on NHS waitlist at the end of January 2024.
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NHS England’s first release of monthly data this year shows that, at the end of January, over 250,000 people in London were on the waitlist.
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The data measures the current waiting times for any of the 15 key diagnostic tests or procedures at the end of the month.
The figures show that the overall waitlist had fallen slightly since last year, to 7.58 million.
The definition of those waiting is those who have been referred for a test but it is yet to take place.
Roughly 20% of the Londoners waiting were doing so for six weeks or longer, which is one in five people. The NHS operational standard is that less than 1% of people wait for more than 6 weeks, so it was not met in London this month.
The last time the standard was met in the UK was in November 2013, according to the report.
The most awaited test in the capital is a non-obstetric ultrasound, a procedure to create an image of something that’s inside the body.
This is commonly used to “monitor an unborn baby, diagnose a condition, or guide a surgeon during certain procedures”, according to the NHS website. Just over 90,000 people are waiting for this type of ultrasound in London.
South West London has the largest number of people waiting, but it is closely followed by North West London.
The report says that the number of patients waiting more than six weeks massively increased in April 2020, due to COVID-19, and the numbers have since fallen.
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HeadlineOver 250,000 people in London on waitlist for an NHS test or procedure at the end of January, according to new data
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NHS England’s first release of monthly data this year shows that, at the end of January, over 250,000 people in London were on the waitlist.
Listen to this article powered by AI
The data measures the current waiting times for any of the 15 key diagnostic tests or procedures at the end of the month.
The figures show that the overall waitlist had fallen slightly since last year, to 7.58 million.
The definition of those waiting is those who have been referred for a test but it is yet to take place.
Roughly 20% of the Londoners waiting were doing so for six weeks or longer, which is one in five people. The NHS operational standard is that less than 1% of people wait for more than 6 weeks, so it was not met in London this month.
The last time the standard was met in the UK was in November 2013, according to the report.
The most awaited test in the capital is a non-obstetric ultrasound, a procedure to create an image of something that’s inside the body.
This is commonly used to “monitor an unborn baby, diagnose a condition, or guide a surgeon during certain procedures”, according to the NHS website. Just over 90,000 people are waiting for this type of ultrasound in London.
South West London has the largest number of people waiting, but it is closely followed by North West London.
The report says that the number of patients waiting more than six weeks massively increased in April 2020, due to COVID-19, and the numbers have since fallen.
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