CAMPAIGNERS urged Labour to bring an end to private contracts and outsourcing as NHS waiting lists increased for the third month in a row today.

An estimated 7.62 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of June in England, up from 7.60 million treatments at the end of May.

The number of people waiting over 65 weeks for their appointment also rose to 58,024 in June from 55,955 in the previous month.