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| Demand soars across the NHS in England | Demand soars across the NHS in England |
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| The demand for hospital services is soaring, according to official data from NHS England. | The demand for hospital services is soaring, according to official data from NHS England. |
| It has reported increases in emergency ambulance call-outs, A&E admissions, emergency admissions, diagnostic tests and treatments. | It has reported increases in emergency ambulance call-outs, A&E admissions, emergency admissions, diagnostic tests and treatments. |
| However, the NHS is failing to meet some key targets, including those for cancer treatment, ambulance response times and A&E waiting times. | However, the NHS is failing to meet some key targets, including those for cancer treatment, ambulance response times and A&E waiting times. |
| NHS England acknowledged the increases were part of a continuing trend. | NHS England acknowledged the increases were part of a continuing trend. |
| "The long-term trend is one of greater volumes of both urgent and emergency care and elective activity," it said. | "The long-term trend is one of greater volumes of both urgent and emergency care and elective activity," it said. |
| Missed targets | Missed targets |
| It is the first time NHS England has published its data from a wide range of services on the same day. | |
| The snapshot provided by "super-Thursday" shows that in the year up to June 2015: | |
| However, two out of the eight targets for cancer treatment were missed. | However, two out of the eight targets for cancer treatment were missed. |
| They included only 81% of patients starting treatment within 62 days of being referred by GPs, when the target is 85% of patients. | They included only 81% of patients starting treatment within 62 days of being referred by GPs, when the target is 85% of patients. |
| That target has not been met since the last three months of 2013 and is now the worst since records began in 2009. | |
| Emma Greenwood, the head of policy at Cancer Research UK said: "Today's figures yet again show thousands of cancer patients are being failed. | |
| "England's cancer survival already lags behind comparable countries and will only get worse if the target continues to be breached. | |
| "This cannot be allowed to continue." | |
| Three NHS standards for ambulance waiting times were also missed. | Three NHS standards for ambulance waiting times were also missed. |
| The pressures on A&E do appear to be easing slightly with 94.8% of patients being dealt with within four hours. | The pressures on A&E do appear to be easing slightly with 94.8% of patients being dealt with within four hours. |
| The 95% expectation was missed for the whole of winter and dropped below 90%, but throughput in A&E departments is now close to the target. | The 95% expectation was missed for the whole of winter and dropped below 90%, but throughput in A&E departments is now close to the target. |
| And there was also a big increase - of more than 12% - in what are known as delayed transfers of care (moving patients out of hospitals and back into their own homes). | And there was also a big increase - of more than 12% - in what are known as delayed transfers of care (moving patients out of hospitals and back into their own homes). |
| Anna Bradley, the chairwoman of the patient group Healthwatch England, said: "Yet again, the number of people being kept in hospital when deemed fit to leave has increased. | Anna Bradley, the chairwoman of the patient group Healthwatch England, said: "Yet again, the number of people being kept in hospital when deemed fit to leave has increased. |
| "What is frustrating is that we know that in some places services work really well across boundaries and patients are discharged safely with the care and support they need. | "What is frustrating is that we know that in some places services work really well across boundaries and patients are discharged safely with the care and support they need. |
| "With a few basic changes to discharge planning, this good practice could be replicated across all services." | "With a few basic changes to discharge planning, this good practice could be replicated across all services." |