NHS waiting list in England hits record high as 7.75 million on hold for treatment

The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high. An estimated 7.75 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of August, up from 7.68 million in July. It is the highest number since records began in August 2007. Also increasing is the time people have to wait to get seen - 8,998 people in England were waiting more than 18 months for routine hospital treatment at the end of August, up from 7,289 at the end of July.

' He urged the government to carry on funding surgical hubs in areas with long waits for operations. Read more:Doctors' strike 'causing significant risk to patients', NHS leaders warnLabour pledges 700,000 extra appointments and supervised toothbrushing Cancer waiting times Data also showed 23,809 patients in England were waiting longer than 62 days since an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer at the beginning of September, up more than 2,000 since the beginning of August.

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