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Labour pays millions to make hospital stats more flattering: Report

Summary by The Times

Ministers accused of massaging NHS figures by paying £3m a month to take off waiting lists patients who no longer need treatment.

Ministers accused of massaging NHS figures by paying £3m a month to take off waiting lists patients who no longer need treatment

2 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Times broke the news in United Kingdom 2 days ago on Sunday, February 1, 2026.

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Validation payments totaling nearly £19 million were made to NHS trusts to remove over half a million patients from waiting lists, raising concerns about the accuracy of reported improvements.