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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
John Power

7.6 million: How England’s healthcare waiting list trebled under the Tories

NHS waiting lists have ballooned since 2010 [Neil Hall/Reuters]

After 14 years of a Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom, far more people are waiting to access medical care, and for longer.

The NHS waiting list for treatment referrals in England hit 7.6 million cases in April – a threefold rise since 2010.

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