Hospitals opening up?

I was thrilled to receive a letter from the Neuro Dept at Q.E. Hospital on Wednesday. My scheduled appt back in mid March had been cancelled (by ME! as I'd calculated how many people would be involved in transporting me there + time at the H. - they fully agreed at that time), so now they're back on my case. On Monday afternoon the Dept will phone me and assess my current situation, and we'll take it from there...
Thrilled, I am, absolutely thrilled! At 75 it's great to know that, although old, I'm not forgotten

My DH is having a CT scan on Sunday morning -part of his on-going treatment though.

The NHS is beginning to treat elective conditions but there is a big backlog, also there are going to be many cancellations this winter, it’s going to be a lottery.
I am on the list myself and speaking to my GP, no prediction on likely waiting time, although he did point out that private treatment could be done “next week”.

Hopefully they are now getting back to putting people on lists, which the BBC said this evening will involve organising over 2 million people who'll have to wait for a further 18 weeks for surgical procedures. Another 80,000 people may have to wait over a year for their surgery. It was reported, however, that Cancer patients are now starting to have the treatments which had been stopped or delayed due to the pandemic.

That's good news Flexible; fingers crossed I'll hear about mine soon then.

My knee op was cancelled due to covid and Guy's has been in touch with a new appointment already so I think they are getting back on track now.

It depends on what it is. Mum has an appointment for her macular degeneration. DD1 had colposcopy but not heard of actual non urgent surgery yet.

Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond. I feel a bit more positive!

I know the Louisa Jordanm in Glasgow's SECC is being used to catch up with appoinments and minor procedures and has been now for a couple of months ,GP's are still thin on the ground according to my friend in Edinburgh who cant get to see her GP or even get a nurse on the phone for advice .My own GP surgery is seeing patients ,masked and sanitiser at the front door on the way in and out of the back door on the way out

I was going to arrange for a couple of BCC's to be removed at the start of the year, but seeing as they're going nowhere I'll leave them for the time being. It's a nuisance though because I have to fiddle about with the warfarin before any procedure can go ahead.

I think it’s very area dependent. Speaking with friends from across the country the speed, or otherwise, varies hugely. Here Mr C has had a fairly urgent appointment postponed three times. I’ve been told I’m on a waiting list to be on a waiting list ?.

Not a surgical procedure, but GS has a hospital appointment tomorrow. It had originally been scheduled for April. It was all very last minute. DIL got a phone call earlier this week, asking if she wanted to take a cancellation. But hopefully a sign that things are moving again.

They are working hard to catch up. Unfortunately with extra safety measures they can deal with fewer patients in a day than before.

It isn't helped by the number of people who just don't turn up for their surgery!

I am in the same position Vetrep
I can get no definitive answer except it won’t be soon for non urgent cases.
Like you mine is very urgent to me as I am trapped indoors.

Check BBC news I’m sure there was something about hospitals today. It sounded more positive but can’t remember if it specifically mentioned non urgent cases. I hope you don’t have to wait too much longer as I know even so called non urgent can have a hugely negative impact on your life. Fingers crossed for you.