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The government has staged a U-turn and pledged to tackle the growing problem of NHS waiting lists by broadening the objectives of the NHS, the coalition had previously criticized as unnecessary and unproven.

other evidence that an increasing number of patients are treated within 18 weeks guaranteed by the constitution forced NHS Andrew Lansley, the Health Minister announced new measures to halt the increase.

For months Lansley insisted that the waiting time has remained "low and stable" despite periodic publication of official NHS data show that more patients had to wait more that 'they should for treatment as well as access to A & E within four hours and diagnostic tests such as MRI and X-rays in six weeks.

measurement shows that the promises of David Cameron in June to maintain low latency, which was part of a series of five "personal commitments," said the coalition tried to rebuild his tarnished reputation in the NHS has not been reached. "The waiting really matter," he said in a speech at the "pause" to advance the health bill controversial and social services.

Upon NHS figures executives and experts in health policy warned privately that Cameron had created a "hostage to fortune" to make this promise, they said that they could not be delivered at a time in the NHS is facing a financial crunch taking a unit of 20 billion euros in savings, loss of jobs and increased demand for their services.

Lansley has announced new measures to end the situation where patients who are not treated within 18 weeks can often find waiting a year or more likely because hospitals have no interest to be treated, "forgotten patients", as he called them.

After criticizing the use of the previous Labour government intended to force the NHS to treat patients more quickly, Lansley, announced Thursday a new NHS waiting time targets, designed to prevent the rotting untreated patients after 18 weeks, would come into force next year.

Labour said the new policy on NHS waiting time was "an admission of failure" and proof that the Secretary of Health has refused to heed the warnings of relaxation in white waiting time inevitably pain, discomfort and frustration for patients.
• "This action is a clear admission of failure by the health secretary. During his tenure, the waiting lists for NHS patients spiral upwards, with a 48% increase in patients waiting more than 18 weeks, "said Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary.
• "One of his first acts was to relax Labour Standards timeout. We have warned him that patients pay the price, and that's exactly what happened.

"is due to lack Andrew Lansley to get a grip on waiting times may be required to implement these new rules today. Flooder instead focus on setting time back provided at its historic low of Labour inherited, "said Burnham.

The deterioration of the situation could worsen if the ministers went ahead with another political controversy Lansley to abolish the limit on the amount of income that semi-independent foundation hospitals Trustee may be treating private patients. Critics fear that this will lead to rich user priority and be ordinary NHS must wait longer for staff rooms and operation is used to treat paying patients.

"Unfortunately, things will get worse if it succeeds in abolishing the cap on the amount of work private hospitals can do the job. This brings us directly to the good old days of Tory NHS, where patients are forced to choose to wait longer or pay privately, "said Burnham.

The latest official data showed that 17,873 people are waiting for one more month until May 2010, the month, the coalition released soon and NHS waiting time targets.

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