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The number of people waiting for non-emergency care has risen for the second month in a row. There were 113,500 patients on the city’s hospital waiting lists in July, the latest figures available from the NHS show.
This compares with 112,638 the previous month, but is lower than the October 2022 peak when there were 130,832 people on the list, the Reach Data Unit said. Chief operating officer at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) Jon Melbourne told LeicestershireLive fluctuations in the numbers of people on waiting lists are expected and can be "impacted by a range of issues, including the number of people referred for consultant-led care".
While the number of Leicester and Leicestershire residents waiting for care increased, UHL said the length of time individuals are waiting
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