NHS England: Waiting lists hit record high as 7.6m on hold for routine treatment

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Both the government and NHS England set the ambition of eliminating all waits of more than 18 months by April this year, excluding exceptionally complex cases or patients who choose to wait longer - and all waits of more than a year by March 2025.

Sky's Ashish Joshi takes a closer look at the numbers and what they mean.

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