Trolley waits in A&E have also risen as beds need to be found.
The NHS waiting list for treatment has hit seven million people for the first time ever, as A&E trolley waits also hit a record high.
A total of 71% of patients in England were seen within four hours at A&Es last month, the joint-worst performance on record, set against a target of 95%. The Government and NHS England have set the ambition of eliminating all waits of more than a year by March 2025. However, only 75.6% of patients in England saw a specialist within two weeks that month against a 93% target, the second-worst performance on record.
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