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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden and Pamela Duncan

Record 7.6 million people in England waiting for NHS treatment

A hospital ward with nurse and doctors in scrubs
The deputy CEO of NHS Providers said the backlog was caused by squeezed funding, the pandemic, the cost of living crisis, insufficient staff and industrial action. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

A record 7.6 million people in England were waiting for NHS treatment in June, with two in five patients waiting more than 18 weeks to be seen.

The figures come as junior doctors prepare to strike on Friday.

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