How to convert the NHS into a (Dutch-style) National Health and Social Service Key Points The NHS is performing poorly – in almost all parts of its work, despite record levels of funding. Minor change...
What is the 18-week pathway referral (or Referral-to-Treatment, RTT)? An 18-week pathway referral (Referral-to-Treatment, RTT) is for non-urgent treatment, i.e. from your GP (or other health professio...
What are the 31 and 62 day NHS cancer targets? As well as the 2-week cancer wait referral (that sets the standards for the initial assessment .. though it is being replaced by a 4 week target), there ...
How many beds are there in the NHS? “We don’t know. Sorry” [MyHSN Ed] “What do you mean you ‘don’t know’?” “Well we don’t, do you know?̶...
A typical day in the NHS (and how much it costs) The NHS is big, really big. “Space [or the NHS!] is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I...
Jammed NHS hospitals – five problems and solutions In the UK, there were 7.46 million people waiting for an operation (procedure or treatment) in December 2024. This is over 10% of the population. Als...
A new NHS for a new age: let’s go Dutch Many people are critical of the NHS at present. But few have put forward any workable suggestions to improve it. The Netherlands has arguably one of the best he...
How much does the NHS cost compared to other countries? First of all, how much does the NHS cost? It is actually very hard to say, as it is surprisingly difficult to define the NHS. For example, does ...
Why is the NHS so broken? On 5th July – ironically the ‘birthday’ of the NHS in 1948 – the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP, declared that th...
What are the key NHS targets? The performance against key NHS targets varies depending on the type of treatment and location in the UK (yes, there is a postcode lottery). There are the three main NHS ...
