The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has reached a record high, with seven million patients waiting to start treatment at the end of August, NHS England said.

NHS England had said its target was for no patients waiting longer than two years for treatment, except in instances of complex cases or when the patient themselves chooses to delay.

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