NHS England waiting list hits record high as 6.5m on hold for routine treatment

The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high - an estimated 6.5 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, up from 6.47m in August.

Sky's Ashish Joshi has been meeting those affected by delays.

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