Here are the 20 most challenged trusts on performance against the NHS's main elective target: % of patients waiting less than 18 weeks to start treatment. Princess Alexandra in Harlow is bottom (42%) v national ave 59%. Long term target 92%. Target for March 2026 is 65%.

*Important announcement for local NHS leaders & finance types* The amount of extra waiting list funding trusts can earn is to be capped in the remaining months of the financial year, @henryanderson1.bsky.social has learned £

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Plans to pay trusts to validate and sometimes remove patients from their waiting lists could be “wide open to gaming” and create a public perception problem, senior NHS figures have told HSJ £

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NHS England set to commit to new elective plan which @hsj.co.uk understands due next week.

NHSE to commit to treating 65% of elective patients within 18 weeks by next March, as staging post to hitting 92% target by 2029. At mo just 59%of patients treated in 18 wks. £
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