The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in England has reached a new record high.
The number estimated to have been waiting more than 18 months was 7,177 at the end of June, compared to 11,446 at the end of May. It added:"To date, around 778,000 hospital appointments across the NHS have been rescheduled due to strike action." The number of patients in England with suspected cancer who have been waiting more than 62 days since an urgent GP referral has dropped slightly.In September last year, it was almost 34,000.
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