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Radio 4,06 Feb 2026,45 mins

Figures cast doubt over NHS waiting list falls

World at One

Available for 12 days

New analysis suggests a fall in waiting lists at England's NHS trusts are not what they seem. We ask former trust boss Nick Hulme what's going on. Plus, the Food Standards Agency outlines the latest baby formula recall; why Al-Qaeda is thought to be fifty times larger than it was after 9/11, and actor Riz Ahmed on his very modern take on Hamlet.

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