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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/nhs-waiting-times-on-the-rise.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="NHS waiting times are on the rise, figures have suggested" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-nhs-waiting-times-on-the-rise.jpg" alt="NHS waiting times are on the rise, figures have suggested"/></a></p>
<p>NHS waiting times are on the rise after the Government scrapped the 18-week target for treatment, figures have suggested.</p>
<p>Thousands more people are waiting longer than 18 weeks for hospital treatment from the time of referral by their GP, early indications show.</p>
<p>The Department of Health scrapped central monitoring of 18 weeks in June but said patients would not expect to return to long waiting times.</p>
<p>NHS trusts no longer have to prove they are treating patients within 18 weeks.</p>
<p>An analysis of figures by Pulse magazine shows 45,000 patients missed out on treatment within 18 weeks during September, up 15% from 39,000 in July.</p>
<p>Some 12.6% of patients needing orthopaedic or trauma treatment and 10.6% needing oral surgery waited more than 18 weeks.</p>
<p>Chaand Nagpaul, from the British Medical Association&#8217;s GP committee, said trusts were already taking advantage of the fact the target had gone.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting reports of trusts delaying treatment so they can address financial problems. The Government is engaging in double speak &#8211; removing targets on one hand but committed to patients&#8217; rights (through the NHS Constitution) on the other.&#8221;</p>
<p>The NHS Constitution, brought in by Labour, is legally binding and says patients should be treated within 18 weeks.</p>
<p>Figures for July show that 93.3% of admitted and 98.1% of non-admitted patients were treated within 18 weeks, but this has slipped since then.</p>
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