Claim: The government is cutting waiting lists.
Fact-check: The overall NHS waiting list continues to rise - Full Fact
Verdict: it's true some specific nhs waiting lists, such as the list of patients waiting more than 18 months for treatment, have fallen. but the overall number of cases where someone is waiting for consultant-led elective treatment in england is at a record high.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-06-14T00:00:00