The number of patients in England waiting longer than 18 weeks for routine treatment has reached the highest level since September 2008, according to latest figures.
The data showed there were more than 382,000 patients waiting longer than the target length in April out of a total of 3.78 million on the waiting list. There were also continuing problems in waiting times for A&E and cancer patients.
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