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June sees unprecedented emergency department visits as new Health Secretary launches comprehensive review.
- A&E departments saw nearly 2.3 million patients in June, highest on record.
- Junior doctors' strikes and a heatwave cited as major contributing factors.
- Average ambulance response times for urgent calls rose to over 34 minutes.
- NHS waiting list for routine treatments increased to 7.6 million.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting orders an in-depth investigation into NHS performance.
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- National Health Service Government department
- Wes Streeting Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom
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