TENS of thousands of Southampton patients were waiting for routine treatment at the city’s biggest hospital this summer, new figures have revealed.

Data from NHS Digital has highlighted the record number of people who were waiting for elective operations or treatment at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) in June.

A total of 40,818 patients at UHS were left waiting – up from 39,114 at the end of May.

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