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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover and Ian Jones

NHS waiting list reaches 6.21 million patients after ‘busiest summer in history’

The NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England rose to its highest level in nine months as the health service faced the “busiest summer in its history”.

Health Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that “extreme demand” on the service is “no longer confined to winter”.

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