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England’s NHS to incentivize moving patients to community care to cut hospital waits, aiming for 80% of community cases seen within 18 weeks by 2029.
Hospitals in England will get financial incentives to shift patients to community care, part of a major NHS reform to reduce growing waiting lists.
The plan sets new targets, including 80% of community patients seen within 18 weeks, 85% of cancer patients starting treatment within two months by 2029, and cutting over-18-week waits by 2.5 million.
It prioritizes same-day GP appointments for urgent cases and aims to move care from hospitals to local clinics.
While health leaders support the long-term vision, concerns remain over funding for staff, GP capacity strain, and insufficient focus on mental health and community services.
The NHS faces a backlog of 7.41 million delayed treatments as of August.
El NHS de Inglaterra incentivará el traslado de pacientes a cuidados comunitarios para reducir las esperas en los hospitales, con el objetivo de que el 80% de los casos comunitarios se observen dentro de las 18 semanas para el año 2029.