DOCTORS and nurses hit back at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for blaming NHS workers for rising waiting lists today, as the number of people waiting for treatment reached a new record high.

New figures from NHS England show a rise in the overall list, with more than 7.7 million people waiting for treatment as of July, plus more people facing long waits of a year or more compared to the previous month.

Mr Sunak made cutting waiting lists one of his priorities for 2023.