NHS England 31 October 2019
- This is a progress report on the review of NHS access standards in urgent and emergency care, mental health services, cancer care and elective care. It
- 1. recaps on the proposed new standards in each of the four areas, the rationale for those proposals, and update on what we are finding through testing.
- 2. sets out the planned next steps in terms of continuing with testing and
- 3. outlines the timetable for making final recommendations and implementing any agreed new standards.
- "For urgent and emergency care, where the field testing has been running longer and will be able to conclude sooner, the intention is to support the NHS to implement any changes from 1 April 2020. For elective care and cancer, implementation is likely to be during mid 2020/21. In mental health, where completely new standards are being proposed, implementation will be to a longer timeframe, as testing is likely to continue in 2020/21 to ensure that the introduction of standards in these areas is sustainable. All timelines are subject to change and government agreement."
