According to NHS England data, at the end of April, an estimated 6.33 million patients were awaiting the completion of 7.57 million treatments.
Compared to the end of March, there were 6.29 million patients and 7.54 million treatments.
A major topic of discussion during the general election campaign is NHS waiting lists.
When the number of treatments reached 7.21 million in January 2023, Rishi Sunak pledged to address the excessive figure.
NHS waiting lines, according to Rishi Sunak, are “coming down” on Wednesday night during the News’ program.
However, he acknowledged: “We haven’t made as much progress on it.
His statement that junior doctors’ strikes have affected waiting lines was met with derision from the diverse voter base in attendance.
With 6.5 million patients on the waiting list for 7.77 million treatments, the waiting list reached a record high in September 2023.
Sir Keir Starmer pledged that one of the first acts of a Labour government would be to reduce waiting lists by adding 40,000 additional appointments per week.
“With both Labour and the Conservatives promising big improvements in NHS waiting times, today’s figures are a stark reminder of the scale of the challenge facing the next government,” stated Tim Gardner, associate director of policy at think tank The Health Foundation.
