A number which currently sits at around 7.4m will 'probably go up' as 'more procedures are offered', according to the government. Maria Caulfield tells Sky News that waiting list numbers will 'go up' before they come down. Read more:
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The warning came after health minister Maria Caulfield told Sky News that the record-high waiting list"will go up before it comes down", because the NHS is"offering more procedures". The King's Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust said that public support for the NHS is"rock solid", but the service will not be around to celebrate its 100th anniversary without more investment.
The organisations said"unachievable and unrealistic" fast improvements without long-term planning will"doom the service to failure".
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