Millions on NHS ‘invisible waiting list’ as patients await specialist appointments

Prime minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on his party’s plan for the NHS - (Getty)

Three million patients in England have not had an appointment after being referred by their GP for specialist care, a new analysis has suggested.

NHS England figures last month estimated that 7.36 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of May, relating to just under 6.23 million patients. The new analysis from MBI Health suggests that almost half of these patients have been left in limbo.