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<p>The Department continues to invest in capacity in the National Health Service,
to allow patients to receive the high-quality surgery and treatment they need, as
quickly as possible. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25,
in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment
Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. The target
to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in
July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting times of eighteen months or more by April
2023. They also include encouraging innovation, with a new approach to building capacity
which includes elective surgical hubs. The 89 surgical hubs already operational across
England are separate from urgent and emergency care, meaning more activity, including
planned surgery, can continue to take place.</p>
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