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By George Bowden
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NHS waiting lists in England could more than double in the coming months, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid told the Sunday Telegraph officials warned the current waiting list of 5.3 million could get worse .
Mr Javid said he was shocked to learn during his first days in the job that one projection estimated the backlog could amount to 13 million patients.
But he said he was confident most remaining curbs will lift in England on 19 July.
Mr Javid, who became health secretary two weeks ago after his predecessor Matt Hancock resigned following an apology for breaking social-distancing rules, said waiting lists were his priority.
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By Hugh Pym
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Senior doctors in England will be consulted on taking industrial action if the government s 1% pay rise offer is not improved.
The British Medical Association says it will ask members about action if there is not a figure nearer 4%.
The proposed 1% was widely condemned by health workers in England.
The Royal College of Nursing has already said it will consider balloting over industrial action and has called for a 12.5% pay rise this year.
Pay review bodies covering most NHS workers have made recommendations which have not yet been published.
In England, ministers must decide whether in the light of those reports they will increase their proposed 1% offer.
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