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Recommendation 7
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In July 2022, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to all Chief Executives of...
Recommendation
In July 2022, the Chief Executive of the NHS, wrote to all Chief Executives of NHS trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and Integrated Care Boards stating that the 62-day cancer backlog target should be a critical priority for the remainder of the year.13 This instruction has not led to the results NHSE hoped for. In our session NHSE had to acknowledge that it no longer expected to meet the target by March 2023.14 Over-optimism in recovery assumptions
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 30 May 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗