Up to 14 million people could be on NHS waiting lists by next autumn, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Nearly five and a half million people are currently waiting for routine operations and procedures in England. This is up from 4.4 million in February 2020.
The waiting list is increasing by an estimated 150,000 people every month
More than 385,000 patients have been waiting for over a year for surgeries, including hip and knee replacements. Before the pandemic the figure was 1,600.
Ambulances across England answered more than a million calls in July - and waiting times were the longest since a new method of logging calls was introduced in 2017
Up to 14 million people could be on NHS waiting lists by next autumn, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Nearly five and a half million people are currently waiting for routine operations and procedures in England. This is up from 4.4 million in February 2020.
The waiting list is increasing by an estimated 150,000 people every month
More than 385,000 patients have been waiting for over a year for surgeries, including hip and knee replacements. Before the pandemic the figure was 1,600.
Ambulances across England answered more than a million calls in July - and waiting times were the longest since a new method of logging calls was introduced in 2017
Up to 14 million people could be on NHS waiting lists by next autumn, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Nearly five and a half million people are currently waiting for routine operations and procedures in England. This is up from 4.4 million in February 2020.
The waiting list is increasing by an estimated 150,000 people every month
More than 385,000 patients have been waiting for over a year for surgeries, including hip and knee replacements. Before the pandemic the figure was 1,600.
Ambulances across England answered more than a million calls in July - and waiting times were the longest since a new method of logging calls was introduced in 2017