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THE number of NHS patients waiting too long for non-emergency treatment has doubled under David Cameron, the latest figures showed yesterday.
Patients waiting longer than 18-weeks for treatment increased from 20,662 in May 2010 to 39,466 in February, according to NHS England.
The overall target — to treat 90 per cent of patients within 18 weeks — was missed with 87 per cent seen on time, down from 92.9 per cent in May 2010.
“People expect NHS waiting lists to rise under the Tories and that is exactly what has happened under David Cameron,” said shadow health secretary Andy Burnham.
“It is yet another sign of how the NHS has gone backward on his watch.
“Cameron inherited waiting lists at a record low and his reorganisation has dragged the NHS down to the point where it can no longer meet its waiting time targets. He promised to keep waiting times low.”
