Number of NHS patients waiting over six months for surgery up 40%

Royal College of Surgeons says 151,710 patients in England were waiting more than six months for non-urgent operations

The number of patients waiting more than six months for surgery in England was 40% higher in September than the same month last year, according to analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons.

The 151,710 people waiting more than six months for hip or knee replacements, cataract removal, hernia repair and other non-urgent operations in September was also 5% up on August.

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