NHS England has updated its delivery plan for recovering access to primary care for 2024/25.
Service targets in the planning guidance appear at odds with the available funding.
The NHS is struggling to meet demand for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses, according to the Nuffield Trust.
Work by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has estimated that long delays at A&E departments in England in 2023 caused about 270 deaths a week.
An initial £30m investment for the first quarter of the new financial year has been announced in Scotland as part of a plan to reduce inpatient and day-case waiting lists.
Prices paid to providers for elective activity in 2024/25 will increase by 0.6% to account for inflation and improved efficiency.
The 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance, published by NHS England, has demanded improved A&E waiting times.
Improving productivity was identified as a key to improving the NHS’s performance in the 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance.
NHS England has released guidance to support integrated care boards to develop a ‘clear and well planned’ 10-year strategy for infrastructure.
NHS England has published the planning guidance for 2024/25 – originally timetabled for release at the end of December.