And we will reduce waiting times for important diagnostic tests and further reduce waiting times in emergency departments”. 500  extra patients  a week,  or 27,000 a year,  are now getting  elective  surgery  – a 22% increase since 2008. A record  92% of emergency patients  are  being treated, admitted, or  discharged within six hours.
for limiting the welfare state, for example public funding for social services or social security, e.g. private care before state care