One in five people in England are waiting for hospital care, a survey by the Office for National Statistics suggests – a much higher proportion than official NHS figures indicate.
The ONS survey suggests there are 9.7 million people waiting for treatment, an appointment or a test.
That is more than 50% higher than the 6.3 million recorded by NHS England.
But the NHS figures don’t include patients who have started treatment and are waiting for follow-up care. These are dubbed ‘hidden waits’ – an issue which the BBC investigated earlier this year.
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