{"id":385935,"date":"2026-10-08T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-waiting-list-for-hospital-treatment-continues-to-rise-in-england\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:00:18","slug":"nhs-waiting-list-for-hospital-treatment-continues-to-rise-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-waiting-list-for-hospital-treatment-continues-to-rise-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS waiting list for hospital treatment continues to rise in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hCPPLg1luZ8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"NHS waiting list for hospital treatment continues to rise in England\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hCPPLg1luZ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New NHS figures published today show the waiting list for hospital treatments in England continues to rise.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 7.37 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August, up from 7.33 million at the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are the highest since this time last year, when the list stood at 7.4 million treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&amp;E departments in England &#8211; so-called corridor care &#8211;  stood at more than 50,000 last month, up from just under 45,000 in August.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New NHS figures published today show the waiting list for hospital treatments in England continues to rise. 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