The NHS will receive £5.9bn of capital funding to help it tackle the waiting list backlog, the treasury revealed ahead of Wednesday’s spending review.
Leaders of the NHS in England have been asked to set out their workforce plans to help clear the waiting list backlog over the next three years.
Funding for a multi-year workforce strategy must be a priority in this month’s spending review, the King’s Fund has insisted.
The National Cost Collection (NCC) submission window has been extended by four weeks after technical issues hit the upload process.
Next year’s move to an aligned payment and incentive system is a step in the right direction, but more ambition will be needed in future.