NHS Backlogs and waiting times
Public Accounts Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The NHS in England was running at close to maximum capacity before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has led to a sharp drop in routine NHS activity, resulting in more people waiting for treatment, and waiting for longer . The Committee will question the senior officials at DHSC and NHS …
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Recommendations
18
Conclusions
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 3 events
27 May
2022
2022
16 Mar
2022
2022
Report published
15 Dec
2021
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Dec 2021
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NHS Backlogs and waiting times
Amanda Pritchard · NHS England
Matthew Style · Department of Health and Social Care
Professor Stephen Powis · NHS England
Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Sir James Mackey · NHS England
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty-Fourth Report - NHS backlogs and waiting times in England | HC 747 | 16 Mar 2022 | 23 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
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Conclusion
Deferred
Forty-Fourth Report - NHS backlogs…
This Committee’s September 2020 report, NHS nursing workforce, concluded that there was a risk that...
This Committee’s September 2020 report, NHS nursing workforce, concluded that there was a risk that the NHS was focusing on short-term pressures at the expense of the 23 C&AG’s Report, page 30 24 Qq 69, 75 25 NHS0043 NHS Providers …
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Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's observation about the risk to long-term staffing strategy, stating it is already expanding the workforce and has commissioned Health Education England to develop a Long-Term Workforce Plan, whose conclusions will be published in due course.
HM Treasury
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