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      "Of 1,667 NHS acute or specialist trust waiting lists compared (50 or more people waiting in both months; 5 more left out because the list size changed by more than 1.5 times), the median wait rose by 2 weeks or more on 134 and fell by 2 weeks or more on 70, between July 2026 and August 2026.",
      "The national median wait (median of provider medians) was longer in 9, shorter in 0 and unchanged in 9 of 18 specialties, between July 2026 and August 2026.",
      "Biggest rise: South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, Respiratory Medicine, from 18 weeks in July 2026 to 22 weeks in August 2026.",
      "Biggest fall: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Dermatology, from 38 weeks in July 2026 to 31 weeks in August 2026."
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      "https://hospitalwaits.co.uk/press",
      "https://hospitalwaits.co.uk/insights/nhs-waiting-list-trend-2026"
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