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  "id": 12875022,
  "title": "NHS waiting list at its worst since 2025, figures reveal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nhs-waiting-list-at-its-worst-since-2025-figures-reveal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:01:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-waiting-list-at-its-worst-since-2025-new-figures-reveal-despite-record-levels-of-care-13596455"
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  "summary": "The waiting list for hospital treatment in England is at its worst since 2025, new figures show, despite record levels of care being delivered.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "\"Ominous signs\" of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ominous-signs-of-winter-pressures-as-nhs-waiting-list-grows",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:42:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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