The government pledged to meet the 18-week waiting target for elective care within five years. However, with current waiting lists levels, and increasing and more complex demands, is this realistic?
Following on from the release of ‘Achieving the 18-week standard for elective care‘ report, CF Chief Executive and Co-Founder Hannah Farrar discusses the topic with NHS Confederation’s Matthew Taylor highlighting strategic transformation, digital process improvements, and collaborative innovation as some of the key ways to meet the 18-week target and sustain it.
On the back of Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS in England, this episode also features Siva Anandaciva from The King’s Fund talking about what it has to say on effective NHS management and looming winter pressures.
