Waiting lists are down to their lowest level since May 2022

Royal Derby Hospital and Burton Hospital get reward for reducing time between diagnosis and treatment (Image: Derby Telegraph)

The trust that runs the Royal Derby and Burton hospitals has been rewarded with £2 million for reducing waiting lists for planned care and improved access to treatment.

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is one of just eight trusts across England to receive the money from the Government.

There was a 5.35 per cent improvement in the trust's performance against the national 18-week referral-to-treatment standard - which says patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment - between April and September this year.

During this period,

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