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In January, Rishi Sunak pledged to cut the NHS care backlog in England - promising 'lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly'.
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Figures out today from NHS England showed that list has in fact grown to a record 7.7 million people - with the Prime Minister conceding his target would now be 'very hard' to meet, and pinning a large part of the blame on striking medical staff.
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Figures out today from NHS England showed that list has in fact grown to a record 7.7 million people - with the Prime Minister conceding his target would now be 'very hard' to meet, and pinning a large part of the blame on striking medical staff.
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