Justin Madders MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, responding to today’s NHS Combined Performance statistics, said:

“The Tories’ underfunding of the NHS has caused chaos for patients and even in the height of summer key targets are being missed and waiting list numbers are rising.

“There is a real danger to patients unless the Government takes urgent action to support the NHS through the extra winter pressures.

“Theresa May’s decision last year to refuse the necessary winter funding for the health service caused misery for patients right across the country – she needs to say what action she’s going to take so that patients and their families don’t suffer the same unacceptable waiting lists this winter.”