69 h. ago Little boy left waiting years for autism diagnosis as dad says kids getting "lost in system"

Health chiefs no longer put young people with suspected conditions like autism on waiting lists with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

Politics

69 h. ago Struggling kids deserve better as autistic children are shunted off waiting lists

Record View says this is an intolerable situation for the families involved.

Politics

8 d. ago Mum 'at the end of her tether' lives with eight children in three

She is one of hundreds waiting years for a suitable home on Cardiff's housing waiting list

Society

1 week ago GPs paid £20 'bonus' each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital in bid to cut NHS waiting lists

Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling up to £80million - will 'stop masses of people' being sent to hospital for 'unnecessary appointments'.

Science

1 week ago Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.

Science

1 week ago Neko Health opens in Shoreditch, as data proves young professionals pick private health diagnostics over NHS tests

After opening to a 10K waiting list six months ago, Neko Health was forced to find an additional - highly glamorous - home in Shoreditch

Science

1 week ago Galaxy of stars hail Rory McIlroy Masters win as Donald Trump claim rings true and Oscar winner leads A

The Northern Ireland golf star ended his 14-year wait to clinch is coveted Grand Slam with A-list fans beaming over his triumph

Politics

2 w. ago Why AI could end up harming patients, as researchers urge caution

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged that the UK will be an ‘AI superpower’ and remarked the technology could be used to tackle NHS waiting lists.

Science

2 w. ago Fact check: NHS waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row

A graph shared by Labour is not fully labelled and seems to stitch together two different datasets.

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2 w. ago Hospitals to get 'unlimited incentive payments' to take patients off waiting lists, say reports

NHS trusts have this week been ordered to “validate” their entire waiting list, reports say, meaning every patient will be removed and anyone who could be treated elsewhere, or does not need an appointment with a specialist, will be removed

Science

2 w. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

Events

2 w. ago There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump's trade chaos. Here's how he can seize them | Martin Kettle

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he choosesIt was Bismarck who expressed the art of political leadership most poetically. “A statesman cannot create anything himself,” Germany’s 19th-century iron chancellor once said. “He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.”In other words, when it comes, seize the day. Leadership as Bismarck perfected it combined opportunity, readiness and drive. If circumstances allowed – something Bismarck was brilliant at ensuring – an opening might present itself, through which he could propel the state in the direction he wanted. At such moments, the gales of history seem to intensify, making it possible to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible, or more hazardous, in normal times. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It would 'take 100 years' to clear waiting lists for social housing in UK

Demand for larger social housing has outstripped overall waiting lists

Politics

2 w. ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as delays hit 100 years

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

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2 w. ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as some families face delays over a century

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

Society

2 w. ago Waiting lists for large social homes hits 100 years in some areas, grim research shows

The National Housing Federation said in 32 councils across England the wait for a social home with three or more bedrooms is now longer than 18 years - an entire childhood

Events

3 w. ago London family placed in housing 140 miles away by council for over five years amid homes shortage

The family is one of 256 homeless households in Lambeth forced out of capital for temporary housing as demand soars

Society

3 w. ago Brits face huge changes to driving tests with waiting lists expected to increase

The average waiting time for driving tests increased to a whopping 20 weeks in February, a significant increase from the 14-week average in the previous year, leaving thousands of learners waiting for a test

Politics

3 w. ago 'I drove 1,000 miles just to get a dentist appointment as the situation is ridiculous'

Mark Formosa took the extreme measures after failing to find an NHS appointment anywhere near his home in Newquay, Cornwall, despite being on the waiting list for years

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