Nearly 6 million patients were on NHS waiting lists in England in October, another record high

6m

5,975,216

Patients waiting for

non-urgent surgery

October 2021

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2

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6m

5,975,216

Patients waiting for

non-urgent surgery

October 2021

5

4

3

2

1

0

2007

08

09

10

11

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15

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