Wes Streeting

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Josh Simons MP with Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Waiting lists fall for 5th month in a row

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting

Crack teams get patients off NHS waiting lists at Wigan hospitals

NHS England figures show 50,630 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL facilities at the end of January – down slightly from 50,841 in December, and 54,481 in January 2024

The latest stats from our borough hospitals

NHS England figures show 50,841 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL facilities at the end of December – down slightly from 50,902 in November, and 54,940 in December 2023

Tens of thousands waiting for routine treatment

NHS England figures show 50,902 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL facilities at the end of November – down from 53,381 in October, and 55,009 in November 2023

Modest fall in numbers waiting for routine hospital treatment

NHS England figures show 53,381 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL hospitals at the end of October – up from 52,134 in September, but a decrease on 55,479 in October last year

Still a long way to go despite a fall in hospital waiting lists

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NHS England figures show 52,134 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust at the end of September – down from 55,359 in August, and 55,805 in September 2023

Latest treatment waiting times revealed

Josh Simons says it is vital that funding is not just increased to hospitals but also to support the delivery of neighbourhood health centres

Josh Simons MP talks about the importance of community health care

Photo shows Annalise AI Chest X-ray solution detecting potential lung cancer findings.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust takes part...

The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

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New figures from NHS England show 87,282 fit notes were provided by GPs in the former NHS Wigan Borough CCG area in the year to June – an average of 7,274 notes a month

The huge number of fit notes handed out to local patients

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Junior doctors striking outside Wigan Infirmary in June last year

Impact of doctors' strikes on patients

More than 10,000 appointments have been rescheduled due to strikes at Wigan’s hospitals since the end of 2022, new figures show.

Will Grimond

The Darzi report has found that the NHS is in a "critical condition". (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Nationally, 7.62 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of June

More patients waiting for routine treatment at Wigan's hospitals

Standish Medical Practice

Staff at GP practice face 'derogatory verbal attacks' and 'racist comments'

NHS England figures show 55,222 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL hospitals at the end of May – up from 54,550 in April, and 52,491 in May 2023

Rise in patients waiting for non-urgent treatment

A 36-year-old man wielding a sword was arrested after an attack on members of the public and two police officers in Hainault. (Credit: Peter Kingdom/PA Wire)

Man wields sword in street attack

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

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Wigan Infirmary

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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