No10 blames striking doctors and nurses for ruining NHS hopes of eliminating 18-month waits Posted on May 12, 2023 By Charlielikes A record 7.3 million people were on an NHS waiting list at the end of March, of which 10,737 had been waiting more than a year and a half to start routine treatment. news Tags:18-month, and, blames, doctors, eliminating, for, hopes, news, nhs, no10, nurses, of, ruining, striking, topnews, trending, waits