to combine them into one target with the same ambition. the more controversial change is to remove a target for patients to see a specialist within two weeks, and replace it with the aim of patients only waiting a month to receive a diagnosis or be cleared. the reason for this shift is having a hospital appointment doesn't guarantee a quicker diagnosis. today, some patients can be sent directly to be tested, skipping the need for that first appointment. but with the target encouraging a hospital visit, nhs reports suggest some trusts arrange meetings but no tests to basically "stop the clock" on the target, while patients would still be waiting to know whether they had cancer. the proposed targets have been already trialled in 11 english trusts since 2019. by 2021, almost 79% of patients at the new target hospitals were getting a diagnosis within a month, compared to nearly 72% of patients in other hospitals, a seemingly slight improvement. 0verall, nhs england would not meet this proposed new month—long diagnosis target.

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