{"metric":"rtt_waiting_list","title":"NHS waiting list (incomplete treatment pathways)","topic":"health","unit":"incomplete pathways","measure_type":"stock","geography":"E92000001","comparison_method":"previous_period","latest":{"period_start":"2026-06-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"June 2026","value":7272291,"status":"revised","vintage":"2026-08-13"},"comparison":{"period_label":"May 2026","value":7278384,"vintage":"2026-08-13"},"source":{"publisher":"NHS England","publication":"Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times: overview timeseries","landing_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/","sheet":"Full Time Series","table":"RTT overview timeseries, incomplete pathways","row":"June 2026","column":"Total waiting (mil) with estimates for missing data","raw_value":"7272291","file_url":"https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/RTT-Overview-Timeseries-Including-Estimates-for-Missing-Trusts-Jun26-XLS-116K-6jPlxd.xlsx","file_sha256":"ad523bcb7ea1f2588bc3e0ba15880c8c72bfeb096a0159263aefece86d6ee1e9","release_date":"2026-08-13","release_label":"June 2026"},"definition":"The number of consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways in England where the patient was still waiting to start treatment at the end of the month, including NHS England's estimates for trusts that did not submit that month. This is the figure usually called \"the NHS waiting list\".","does_not_measure":"People: one patient can be on several pathways at once, so the number of people waiting is smaller — NHS England estimates the ratio separately. It also excludes diagnostics-only waits, mental health, and anything outside consultant-led elective care.","links":{"page":"/health/nhs-waiting-list","series":"/api/metrics/rtt_waiting_list/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/rtt_waiting_list/vintages"}}