ustin Madders MP, Labour's Shadow Health Minister responds to referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data

“It is extremely worrying that patients in desperate need of care aren’t getting it.

“With record numbers of patients waiting for diagnostic tests, ministers urgently need to bring forward a plan to tackle the backlog in non Covid-19 care.”

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Notes to editors

Source: NHS England
1,236,628 people are waiting for diagnostic tests, the highest on record.

89.3% of attendances at A&E in august were seen within 4 hours, against a target of 95%.

At the end of July 2020, 46.8% of patients waiting to start treatment (incomplete pathways) were waiting up to 18 weeks – the lowest on record.