NHS busier than ever going into winter

Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record. Despite the continued pressure on hospitals, the overall waiting list fell for the first time since February. It reduced by around 70,000 in September from 7.64 million to 7.57 million, with the estimated number of patients waiting down more than 77,000 from 6.42 million to 6.34 million. The waiting list is now down 195,000 on September 2023. Read more here.

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