Inside the hospital trialling a plan that Labour hopes can

While politicians argue over waiting lists, a London hospital is already implementing some of the innovative measures that could cut waiting lists

Just two weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer, John Harvey was in a hospital ward on Thursday for a three-hour operation which he hopes will cure him.

Harvey, 79, from east London, expected an anxious wait for treatment after being diagnosed with colon cancer but has benefited from a drive to cut waiting times at the London trust where he is being treated. “I thought the wait would be weeks and weeks,” he said. “I was surprised.”