NHS waiting list recovery 'could take years' – report | St Albans & Harpenden Review
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut NHS waiting lists as one of his top priorities.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut NHS waiting lists as one of his top priorities.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut NHS waiting lists as one of his top priorities.
NHS waiting lists are unlikely to drop to pre-pandemic levels even by the end of 2027, a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.
Whichever party wins the next general election may be unable to fund existing public services, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned.
The next UK government will face one of the toughest fiscal challenges since the 1950s, with sluggish economic growth and high national debt, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies