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NHS England · July 2016 to June 2026 · % of incomplete pathways

NHS waiting list within 18 weeks

NHS waiting list within 18 weeks: July 2016 to June 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%25%50%75%201620182020202220242026Before: Reported under the pre-April-2021 RTT guidance. After: Reported under revised guidance introduced in April 2021, as flagged in the overview timeseries notes.methodology changeJuly 2016: 90.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2016: 90.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2016: 90.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2016: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2016: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2016: 89.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2017: 89.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2017: 89.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2017: 90.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2017: 89.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2017: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2017: 90.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2017: 89.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2017: 89.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2017: 89% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2017: 89.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2017: 89.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2017: 88.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2018: 87.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2018: 87.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2018: 87% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2018: 87.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2018: 88% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2018: 87.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2018: 87.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2018: 87.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2018: 86.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2018: 87% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2018: 87.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2018: 86.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2019: 86.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2019: 86.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2019: 86.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2019: 86.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2019: 86.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2019: 86% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2019: 85.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2019: 84.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2019: 84.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2019: 84.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2019: 84.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2019: 83.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2020: 83.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2020: 82.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2020: 79.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2020: 71.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2020: 62.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2020: 52.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2020: 47.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2020: 53.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2020: 60.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2020: 65.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2020: 68.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2020: 67.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2021: 66.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2021: 64.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2021: 64.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2021: 64.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2021: 67.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2021: 68.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2021: 68.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2021: 67.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2021: 66.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2021: 65.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2021: 65.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2021: 63.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2022: 62.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2022: 62.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2022: 62.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2022: 61.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2022: 63.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2022: 62.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2022: 61.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2022: 60.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2022: 59.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2022: 59.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2022: 59.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2022: 57.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2023: 58.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2023: 58.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2023: 58.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2023: 58.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2023: 59.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2023: 59.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2023: 58.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2023: 58% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2023: 57.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2023: 58.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2023: 58.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2023: 56.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2024: 57% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2024: 57.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2024: 57.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2024: 58.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2024: 59.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2024: 58.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2024: 58.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2024: 58.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2024: 58.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2024: 58.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2024: 59.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2024: 58.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2025: 58.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2025: 59.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2025: 59.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2025: 59.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2025: 60.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2025: 61.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2025: 61.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2025: 61% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2025: 61.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2025: 61.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2025: 61.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2025: 61.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2026: 61.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2026: 62.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2026: 65.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2026: 65% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2026: 65.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2026: 65.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026
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Source: NHS England, Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times: overview timeseries, June 2026 (published 13 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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