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Waiting list nudging 6 million

The waiting list continues to grow rapidly, with no sign yet of the missing referrals surging back.

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Waiting list of 7.7 million in England

The waiting list is still growing at over 100,000 patients per month

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Waiting list over 4 million for a second month

Waiting times remained stubbornly close to 20 weeks at the end of July, the 17th consecutive breach of the 18 week target.

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Waiting list soars past 5.6 million patients

The waiting list continues to grow rapidly as demand mostly recovers but activity cannot.

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Waiting list stays below 4 million for the general election

The English waiting list managed to stay inside 4 million, in the last figures to be published before the general election. It won't last.

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Waiting list tops 4 million as admission rates slump

The waiting list has been threatening to exceed 4 million patients for a while now, and in June it finally popped over. A slump in... Watch the video

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Waiting list would need to shrink to 2015 levels, to re-achieve 18 week waits

Four years of waiting list growth would need to be undone to achieve the NHS Constitution standard again.

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Waiting lists and criminal offences

It will soon be a criminal offence to supply false or misleading waiting list data. Time to get ready.

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Waiting lists and times (probably) fall, at last

The falling waits to diagnosis and decision are especially welcome

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Waiting times blow out to 22 weeks as elective admissions falter

Waiting times rose again, and the longest waits were hardest hit. Continued, severe and widespread capacity pressures are the likely culprit.