NHSE’s elective recovery programme includes plans for: • GPs to handle many elective cases previously dealt with by hospital doctors. Instead of referring some patients for elective care, GPs manage them within the 24 C&AG’s Report, paras 7, 1.15; Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, para 2.11 25 Autumn Statement 2022, para 5.57, table 2.1 26 NHS England Board Paper, 6 October 2022 27 Q 105 28 C&AG’s Report, paras 7, 1.23 29 C&AG’s Report, paras 13, 3.21 30 C&AG’s Report, para 3.21 31 Q 96...

NHSE’s elective recovery programme includes plans for: • GPs to handle many elective cases previously dealt with by hospital doctors. Instead of referring some patients for elective care, GPs manage them within the 24 C&AG’s Report, paras 7, 1.15; Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, para 2.11 25 Autumn Statement 2022, para 5.57, table 2.1 26 NHS England Board Paper, 6 October 2022 27 Q 105 28 C&AG’s Report, paras 7, 1.23 29 C&AG’s Report, paras 13, 3.21 30 C&AG’s Report, para 3.21 31 Q 96 12 Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England primary care system after receiving advice and guidance from hospital doctors. The recovery plan a Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4.2 The actions in the NHS published Delivery Plan are targeted at increasing activity, managing demand or increasing productivity and NHS England carefully monitors progress against delivery targets at regular intervals. 4.3 The 2023-24 priorities and operationa