NHS waiting list in England rises to record 7.75m
The waiting list for planned NHS treatment in England has gone up again to another record high - at 7.75 million.
The figure at the end of August was up more than 100,000 on the month before.
Nearly 9,000 people in England are estimated to have been waiting more than 18 months to start their treatment, the data suggests. All cancer waiting time targets were also missed, and ambulance and A&E waits increased too.
The number of people waiting more than a year for treatment was also higher than the previous month, at just under 397,000.
Read more here.
The figure at the end of August was up more than 100,000 on the month before.
Nearly 9,000 people in England are estimated to have been waiting more than 18 months to start their treatment, the data suggests. All cancer waiting time targets were also missed, and ambulance and A&E waits increased too.
The number of people waiting more than a year for treatment was also higher than the previous month, at just under 397,000.
Read more here.
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