The party says fewer people would be waiting if the government had maximised use of private clinics.
The government in England should increase its use of the private sector to tackle the NHS backlog, Labour says.
Overall, there are now a record 7.3 million people on a hospital waiting list, which is nearly three million higher than it was before the pandemic started.Health minister Will Quince said: "The Conservatives have virtually eliminated waits of over two years, and cut 18-month waits by 91%." So instead of carrying out the 1.8 million treatments it has for the NHS between January 2022 and March 2023, the private sector could have done 2.1 million, Labour said.
Under the arrangements in place, the private sector carries out NHS work at the same rates received by NHS hospitals.
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