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<p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ how the
National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three
years, including in Wakefield. 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. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million
additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than
pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity
and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment
and technology.</p><p>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 time of eighteen
months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking
alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients
to understand choices made regarding their care.</p>
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