Tonight's episode was SO GOOD!

How many elective care cases* are still waiting for treatment 18 weeks after being referred by a GP?

In 2007, when records began under the last Labour government, it was 1.8 million.

In 2010, when the Coalition took office, it was 210,000.

In the latest stats - October 2024 - it's 3.1 million.

🚨NEW NHS ENGLAND DATA🚨

Nearly 680,000 people waited over four hours in A&E last month - up 30,000 since November.

That's more than NINE TIMES higher than in December 2011.

How many people wait longer than 12 hours on a trolley after doctors have decided to admit them to hospital?

In December 2011, this happened to 4 patients in England's NHS.

In December 2024, it happened to 54,207 patients.

Alexander: I'm a former diplomat and I worked in conflict zones for years
Fozia: I'm a team player and I got off the train first
Jack: I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain #thetraitors

One under discussed thing re CSE and grooming is the fact our children’s services, which are supposed to be a fire guard on this, are in such a state that they are pushing councils to bankruptcy. That has somehow played out, since 2010, in exact parallel with an emerging recognition of CSE.

@cathp.bsky.social !