Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the London Assembly Health Committee, said:
“The figures from the BBC on NHS performance across the UK are shocking. Targets for cancer, A&E and planned operations are being missed, which is very worrying.
In London, seven NHS trusts missed all three targets tracked by the BBC and only two trusts in London met their latest A&E target (to see 95% of patients within 4 hours).
The Mayor of London is currently consulting on his statutory Health Inequalities Strategy and as there is clearly huge variation across London, we will be pressing him to look at these figures closely, to ensure all Londoners have access to good quality care.”
Notes to editors
- BBC, Check NHS cancer, A&E and operation targets in your area
- The BBC data has excluded specialist trusts for cancer, children's care, women's services and orthopaedic treatment and instead focused on the 135 general hospital trusts - what most people would consider their local service.
- The BBC looked at 18 trusts in London.
- Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the Health Committee, is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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