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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

NHS waiting list breaches seven million people for the first time since records began

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment has now hit seven million people for the first time ever.

Data released by NHS England showed waiting time for routine hospital treatments passed the figure in September, an increase of 200,000 on the month before.

It's the highest number of people on a waiting list since records began in August 2007.

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