Claim: The length of time that people are waiting for their procedures is actually going down.
Fact-check: No clear evidence of a significant fall in average waiting times - Full Fact
Verdict: the median wait for elective treatment has been higher throughout the last year than it was in the year before. a slight fall since the winter may be a seasonal effect. the number of very long waits has come down, but this doesn't necessarily mean that waiting times have improved overall.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-07-11T00:00:00