More than 1m people on were hospital waiting lists in June, figures show

Some 116,365 people were waiting for an in-patient appointment and 42,186 for a GI endoscopy appointment, which checks for signs of cancer among other illnesses. File picture

More than 1m people remained on hospital waiting lists in June despite calls for urgent action after the figure first crossed the milestone a month earlier, new figures show.

May marked the first time waiting list numbers surpassed 1m people, and the latest figures suggest the trend is continuing through the summer months.