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Half a million fewer NHS operations and appointments cancelled since Labour came to power, Health Sec says

Published on April 02, 2025 at 11:01 PM

HALF a million fewer NHS operations and appointments have been cancelled since the General Election, compared with 12 months earlier, the Health Secretary declared yesterday.

credited the end of with allowing the NHS to get back on track.

Wes Streeting, Labour's Health Secretary, speaking at an event. — Half a million fewer NHS operations and appointments have been cancelled since the General Election, pictured Health Secretary Wes Streeting

figures reveal 507,000 slots were scrapped and rescheduled between July 2023 and February 2024 due to industrial action.

The walkouts worsened backlogs, adding 140,000 patients to waiting lists.

Mr Streeting said: “Cancelled operations weren’t just an inconvenience.

“They left hundreds of thousands in pain, distress, and frustration.

“That’s why I sat down with junior doctors and brought these damaging strikes to an end.”;;

Since July, more than two million additional appointments have been carried out,

Launching local election campaign in the East Midlands today, will pledge to ensure 92 per cent of patients are seen within 18 weeks by 2029.

Labour Chair said: “Whether it’s putting more money in people’s pockets through our minimum wage boost, fixing our NHS, or investing in roads to tackle the , Labour is delivering the change working people voted for.”