but the family of frank ospina believe that if the government is locking up someone who wants to leaveg. tom symonds, bbc news, harmondsworth. the uk prime minister has admitted it'll be difficult to keep his promise to cut hospital waiting lists in england. rishi sunak says strikes by national health service, or nhs, staff has made the situation worse. more than 7.5 million people are now waiting for an appointment, the highest number since records began. here's our health editor, hugh pym. no time to say hi, so i'll say thanks, thanks, thanks. you guys do a smashing job. in a hurry to tell staff about new money for the nhs. someone else is going to have to do this. the prime minister was at north devon district hospital announcing plans to cope with winter pressures. in the south—west of england, services last winter were under severe strain with long ambulance delays. so what sort of, well, reception would rishi sunak get? local people have to wait years to get treatment. i've been waiting nearly three years. well, that's what, actually, that's the benefit of units like this, which