The NHS says strikes have had a considerable impact on elective appointments and procedures, saying about 778,000 hospital appointments have been rescheduled.
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    The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in England has reached a new record high.

    Both the government and NHS England set an ambition of eliminating all waits of more than 18 months by April this year.

    The number of patients in England with suspected cancer who have been waiting more than 62 days since an urgent GP referral has dropped slightly.

    Read more:More patients to be able to skip NHS waiting lists - if they can travel for treatmentNHS must embrace robotics and AI to be fit for future, surgeons warn

    In July, the average response time for ambulances in England dealing with the most urgent incidents - defined as calls from people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries - was eight minutes and 21 seconds.

    Siva Anandaciva, chief analyst at health thinktank The King’s Fund, said the NHS is “under significant strain” and the “latest figures paint a grim picture”.

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