since records began in 2010. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa gave me this update. 6 million people were waiting for operations, these might be things like hip and knee operations, cataract removal, hernia, and while not deemed urgent operations, many of these people will be waiting in pain and discomfort, feeling fairly isolated and in distress in some cases. so that's one in nine people in england waiting for operations. and nearly 307,000 people were waiting over a year. a lot of work has been trying to reduce those figures, but that still won in 20 people waiting than 12 months. these figures are for november, so that's even before 0micron hit, so the chances are we are likely to see that rise even further next month's figures. if you look at a&e, the gateway entrance to hospitals, nearly 1.9 people attended a&e departments in england in december. 73% were seen within four hours. the target is 95%.