All NHS acute hospital trusts in England are missing Labour’s 18-week target

The PM's milestones' include 92% of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks - but not one of the 124 trusts is hitting the mark

Every acute hospital trust in England is failing to hit Keir Starmer's key target to treat 92% of patients within 18 weeks, analysis of NHS figures reveals.

The new data exposes the scale of the challenge facing the prime minister this year as he tries to reform the NHS. The most recent waiting list data reveals that in some hospital trusts, more than half of patients are waiting longer than 18 weeks. Out of 124 acute trusts across the country, none are hitting the target, according to analysis of the figures by the Observer.