We need to talk about PMI: 'Industry could be bolder'

NHS waiting lists remain extraordinary. NHS England recently revealed there were an estimated 7.6m treatments waiting to be carried out at the end of May, relating to 6.38m patients. This is slightly below the all-time high of 7.77m treatments of September 2023. The new government appears keen to tackle the problem and conduct a comprehensive review – rather than promising to throw money at the problem and hope it goes away, as previous governments have done. The new minister for health Wes Streeting has launched an investigation into NHS performance led by former health minister Lord...