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<p>Patients in England have a right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum
of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst
these waiting times are low and stable, some patients have not been starting their
treatment as quickly as we would like. As a result, £250 million of additional funding
has been provided to fund additional elective care treatments in 2014-15. This has
not been directed towards any specific disease group but has been used by the National
Health Service to prioritise and treat those patients waiting the longest.</p><p>
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