Editorial: New waiting list targets will achieve nothing if the government refuses to commit to workforce planning
New waiting list targets will achieve nothing if the government refuses to commit to workforce planningPhotograph: Hannah McKayPhotograph: Hannah McKayhe NHS has some catching up to do. With 6 million people in England currently on waiting lists, and another 1.5 million in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the mismatch between demand and supply in the health system is one of the mostfacing the country.
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