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[简答题] NHS chief praises fall in waiting list times
The National Health Service could hit its most politically sensitive target early, Sir Nigel Crisp, the NHS chief executive, said on Friday.
In his most bullish annual report since taking office four years ago, Sir Nigel said waiting times were falling faster and further than ever before, quality was improving and services were being redesigned. And productivity — hard though it is to measure — was improving, he said.
"Something big is happening within the NHS," Sir Nigel said, as the government reported that it had reached its target in March with only 48 patients waiting more than nine months for an operation.
The maximum wait for an out-patient appointment is down to 17 weeks from 21 weeks a year ago. Just over 40,000 are now waiting over 13 weeks for an appointment against 400,000 in March 2000. The service has also reduced by almost 60,000 the number of people waiting between six and nine months fo