Some 7.77 million people are on the waiting list.
The NHS waiting list in England has hit a record high as new figures show that more than a million patients are on more than one waiting list.
The unprecedented industrial action which has beset the NHS since December last year has led to a bill of more than £1 billion for the health service in England. The Government and NHS England have set the ambition of eliminating all waits of more than a year by March 2025.The figures also show that a number of key cancer targets were not met in September.
The number waiting at least four hours from the decision to admit to admission has also increased, from 125,787 in September to 144,926 in October. This is up from eight minutes and 31 seconds in September and is above the target standard response time of seven minutes. Health commentators also warned that the performance figures could mean the NHS is facing a “bleak” winter.
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