Hospital waiting times 'under-recorded by three weeks'
Some hospitals are failing to accurately monitor how long thousands of their patients are waiting for treatment, a National Audit Office report has found.
Hospital waiting times 'mis-recorded', study finds
Some hospitals are failing to accurately monitor how long thousands of their patients are waiting for treatment, a report has found.
Research by the National Audit Office (NAO) discovered trusts in England were often "mis-recording" data, with some saying either patients waited less time than they did for treatment, or longer.
NHS targets say 90% of admitted hospital patients should start their treatment within 18 weeks.
Of those patients who do not need admitting to hospital, 95% should be seen within 18 weeks of referral by their GP.
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