Record 7.1m people in England waiting for NHS hospital treatment
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#65NV4)
NHS England says 401,537 people waiting more than 52 weeks to start treatment at end of September
The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a record high.
A total of 7.1 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, NHS England said. This is up from 7 million in August and is the highest number since records began in August 2007.
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