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NHS England · Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times: overview timeseries

NHS waiting list within 18 weeks

June 2026 Revised

65.8%

NHS waiting list within 18 weeks were 65.8% in June 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from 65.6% in May 2026.

▲ +0.3 percentage points against May 2026 (previous period)

  1. NHS England percentage
  2. June 2026
  3. published 13 August 2026
  4. RTT overview timeseries, incomplete pathways
  5. row “June 2026”
  6. column “% within 18 weeks with estimates for missing data”
  7. cell value 0.658310702913291

The series is rising. Rule: up 7.0% from June 2025 to June 2026.

August 2007 to June 2026

NHS waiting list within 18 weeks: August 2007 to June 2026LabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%25%50%75%2010201520202025Before: 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 changeAugust 2007: 57.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2007: 59.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2007: 59.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2007: 57.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2007: 56.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2008: 61.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2008: 65% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2008: 66% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2008: 69.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2008: 73.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2008: 77.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2008: 81.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2008: 80.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2008: 82.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2008: 85% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2008: 85.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2008: 85.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2009: 85.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2009: 86.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2009: 87.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2009: 89.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2009: 89.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2009: 90.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2009: 89.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2009: 89.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2009: 89.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2009: 89.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2009: 90.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2009: 90% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2010: 89.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2010: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2010: 91.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2010: 91.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2010: 91.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2010: 91.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2010: 90.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2010: 90.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2010: 90.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2010: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2010: 90% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2010: 88.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2011: 88.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2011: 88.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2011: 89.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2011: 90.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2011: 90.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2011: 91.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2011: 90.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2011: 90.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2011: 90.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2011: 90.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2011: 91.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2011: 91.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2012: 92.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2012: 92.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2012: 93.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2012: 94% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2012: 94.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2012: 94.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2012: 94% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2012: 94% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2012: 93.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2012: 94.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2012: 94.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2012: 93.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2013: 93.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2013: 93.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2013: 94.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2013: 94.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2013: 94.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2013: 94.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2013: 94.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2013: 94.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2013: 94.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2013: 94.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2013: 93.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2013: 93.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2014: 93.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2014: 93.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2014: 93.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2014: 93.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2014: 93.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2014: 93.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2014: 93.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2014: 93% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2014: 93.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2014: 92.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2014: 93% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2014: 92.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2015: 92.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2015: 92.8% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2015: 92.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2015: 93% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2015: 93.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2015: 93% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2015: 92.6% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2015: 92.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2015: 92.3% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2015: 91.9% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2015: 92% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2015: 91.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2016: 91.5% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2016: 91.7% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2016: 91.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2016: 91.2% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2016: 91.4% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2016: 91.1% % of incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 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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What this measures

The share of incomplete consultant-led referral-to-treatment pathways in England that had been waiting 18 weeks or less at the end of the month, including NHS England's estimates for missing trusts. The published file stores a proportion; it is shown here as a percentage. The NHS constitutional standard is 92 per cent.

What this doesn’t measure

How long treated patients actually waited — that is a different (completed-pathway) measure — or anything about the four-hour A&E standard, which is separate.

Important caveat

England only: health is devolved, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own waiting-time measures on different definitions. The series counts pathways, not people — one patient can be on several pathways — and uses NHS England's estimates for trusts that missed a month's submission, which is its own preferred complete series. Reporting guidance changed in April 2021, marked as a break on the chart. Recent months are routinely revised.

When the way this was measured changed

A series can move because the thing being measured changed, or because the way of measuring it changed. Each change below is marked on the chart, and says what the figures meant on either side of it.

April 2021 · methodology change

Before
Reported under the pre-April-2021 RTT guidance.
After
Reported under revised guidance introduced in April 2021, as flagged in the overview timeseries notes.

NHS England changed the reporting of RTT data from April 2021; figures either side are published on different bases.

Revision history

No period of this series has been revised since it was first ingested here. Revisions are recorded automatically when a later release publishes a different figure for the same period.

Source

Publisher
NHS England
Publication
Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times: overview timeseries
Release
June 2026, published 13 August 2026
Source file
rtt-overview.xlsx
File SHA-256
ad523bcb7ea1f2588bc3e0ba15880c8c72bfeb096a0159263aefece86d6ee1e9
Retrieved
4 September 2026
Sheet
Full Time Series
Table
RTT overview timeseries, incomplete pathways
Row
June 2026
Column
% within 18 weeks with estimates for missing data
Cell value
0.658310702913291 (× 100 = 65.8% % of incomplete pathways)
Geography
E92000001
Unit
% of incomplete pathways
API
/api/metrics/rtt_within_18_weeks_pct · /series · /vintages

Related metrics

Government periods

Change during each government, from the level inherited to the last complete period before it left office. Describes the period; does not attribute cause.

Labour 2024–58.9%June 202465.8%June 2026↑ 11.8%
Conservative 2019–202484.1%November 201958.9%June 2024↓ 30.0%
Conservative 2017–201990.3%May 201784.1%November 2019↓ 6.8%
Conservative 2015–201793%April 201590.3%May 2017↓ 3.0%
Coalition 2010–201591.3%April 201093%April 2015↑ 1.9%

Full comparison with chart

Release
June 2026 · publication page
Last updated
13 August 2026
Next release expected
Not yet announced (estimated from the usual cadence)