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Streeting hails NHS progress as key hospital waiting time milestone met
Key takeaways
- The government has hit an interim target for speeding up hospital treatment in England.
- The goal was for 65% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks by March 2026 – and it hit that, but only just, with the figure reaching 65.3%.
- It was seen as the first stepping stone to hitting the 92% target by the end of the Parliament in 2029 – a key manifesto pledge of Labour's.
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Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images. The government has hit an interim target for speeding up hospital treatment in England.
The goal was for 65% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks by March 2026 – and it hit that, but only just, with the figure reaching 65.3%.
It was seen as the first stepping stone to hitting the 92% target by the end of the Parliament in 2029 – a key manifesto pledge of Labour's.
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