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Twelve-hour trolley waits: record highs and lows

The extremes of twelve-hour trolley waits as published by NHS England, across the 192 periods held here (August 2010 to July 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

71,517January 2026

Lowest published

0September 2010 — the same figure was published for at least one other period

The full series

Twelve-hour trolley waits: August 2010 to July 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020k40k60k2010201520202025Before: Estimated by apportioning published weekly collections into calendar months. After: Collected and published monthly.methodology changeAugust 2010: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2010: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2010: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2010: 2 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2010: 15 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2011: 17 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2011: 3 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2011: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2011: 6 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2011: 3 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2011: 10 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2011: 6 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2011: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2011: 9 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2011: 42 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2011: 28 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2011: 4 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2012: 8 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2012: 6 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2012: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2012: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2012: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2012: 2 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2012: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2012: 2 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2012: 2 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2012: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2012: 1 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2012: 14 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2013: 50 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2013: 17 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2013: 81 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2013: 43 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2013: 0 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2013: 7 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2013: 3 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2013: 2 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2013: 9 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2013: 21 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2013: 7 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2013: 21 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2014: 42 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2014: 77 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2014: 10 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2014: 23 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2014: 10 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2014: 8 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2014: 5 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2014: 8 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2014: 28 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2014: 55 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2014: 35 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2014: 186 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2015: 650 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2015: 184 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2015: 54 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2015: 58 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2015: 46 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2015: 25 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2015: 22 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2015: 28 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2015: 23 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2015: 58 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2015: 29 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2015: 29 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2016: 158 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2016: 188 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2016: 349 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2016: 196 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2016: 107 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2016: 84 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2016: 113 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2016: 57 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2016: 86 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2016: 252 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2016: 457 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2016: 553 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2017: 989 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2017: 338 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2017: 270 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2017: 143 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2017: 115 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2017: 55 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2017: 74 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2017: 50 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2017: 77 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2017: 57 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2017: 107 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2017: 517 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2018: 1,054 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2018: 369 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2018: 853 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2018: 356 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2018: 106 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2018: 99 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2018: 149 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2018: 162 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2018: 154 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2018: 214 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2018: 259 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2018: 284 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2019: 627 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2019: 521 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2019: 331 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2019: 442 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2019: 416 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2019: 462 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2019: 452 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2019: 371 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2019: 458 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2019: 725 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2019: 1,111 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2019: 2,356 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2020: 2,847 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2020: 1,621 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2020: 1,174 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2020: 251 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2020: 93 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2020: 159 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2020: 271 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2020: 335 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2020: 346 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2020: 1,268 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2020: 2,148 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2020: 3,745 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2021: 3,825 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2021: 1,021 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2021: 688 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2021: 526 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2021: 695 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2021: 1,289 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2021: 2,208 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2021: 2,787 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2021: 5,024 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2021: 7,058 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2021: 10,646 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2021: 12,859 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2022: 16,564 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2022: 16,402 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2022: 22,506 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2022: 24,179 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2022: 19,657 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2022: 22,017 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2022: 29,139 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2022: 28,690 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2022: 32,762 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2022: 43,793 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2022: 37,853 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2022: 54,573 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2023: 42,767 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2023: 34,975 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2023: 39,687 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2023: 26,492 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2023: 31,498 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2023: 26,488 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2023: 23,396 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2023: 27,710 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2023: 32,228 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2023: 43,534 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2023: 42,503 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2023: 43,858 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2024: 54,312 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2024: 44,420 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2024: 42,972 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2024: 42,078 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2024: 42,555 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2024: 38,106 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2024: 36,806 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2024: 28,494 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2024: 38,880 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2024: 49,616 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2024: 45,791 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2024: 54,207 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2025: 61,529 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2025: 47,623 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2025: 46,766 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2025: 44,648 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2025: 42,891 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2025: 38,683 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2025: 35,467 patients · published 13 August 2026August 2025: 35,909 patients · published 13 August 2026September 2025: 44,765 patients · published 13 August 2026October 2025: 54,326 patients · published 13 August 2026November 2025: 50,648 patients · published 13 August 2026December 2025: 50,789 patients · published 13 August 2026January 2026: 71,517 patients · published 13 August 2026February 2026: 54,649 patients · published 13 August 2026March 2026: 46,665 patients · published 13 August 2026April 2026: 47,750 patients · published 13 August 2026May 2026: 50,212 patients · published 13 August 2026June 2026: 49,466 patients · published 13 August 2026July 2026: 47,438 patients · published 13 August 2026
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The chart as a table
PeriodTwelve-hour trolley waits
August 20101 patients
September 20100 patients
October 20100 patients
November 20102 patients
December 201015 patients
January 201117 patients
February 20113 patients
March 20111 patients
April 20116 patients
May 20113 patients
June 201110 patients
July 20116 patients
August 20111 patients
September 20119 patients
October 201142 patients
November 201128 patients
December 20114 patients
January 20128 patients
February 20126 patients
March 20121 patients
April 20120 patients
May 20120 patients
June 20122 patients
July 20121 patients
August 20122 patients
September 20122 patients
October 20120 patients
November 20121 patients
December 201214 patients
January 201350 patients
February 201317 patients
March 201381 patients
April 201343 patients
May 20130 patients
June 20137 patients
July 20133 patients
August 20132 patients
September 20139 patients
October 201321 patients
November 20137 patients
December 201321 patients
January 201442 patients
February 201477 patients
March 201410 patients
April 201423 patients
May 201410 patients
June 20148 patients
July 20145 patients
August 20148 patients
September 201428 patients
October 201455 patients
November 201435 patients
December 2014186 patients
January 2015650 patients
February 2015184 patients
March 201554 patients
April 201558 patients
May 201546 patients
June 201525 patients
July 201522 patients
August 201528 patients
September 201523 patients
October 201558 patients
November 201529 patients
December 201529 patients
January 2016158 patients
February 2016188 patients
March 2016349 patients
April 2016196 patients
May 2016107 patients
June 201684 patients
July 2016113 patients
August 201657 patients
September 201686 patients
October 2016252 patients
November 2016457 patients
December 2016553 patients
January 2017989 patients
February 2017338 patients
March 2017270 patients
April 2017143 patients
May 2017115 patients
June 201755 patients
July 201774 patients
August 201750 patients
September 201777 patients
October 201757 patients
November 2017107 patients
December 2017517 patients
January 20181,054 patients
February 2018369 patients
March 2018853 patients
April 2018356 patients
May 2018106 patients
June 201899 patients
July 2018149 patients
August 2018162 patients
September 2018154 patients
October 2018214 patients
November 2018259 patients
December 2018284 patients
January 2019627 patients
February 2019521 patients
March 2019331 patients
April 2019442 patients
May 2019416 patients
June 2019462 patients
July 2019452 patients
August 2019371 patients
September 2019458 patients
October 2019725 patients
November 20191,111 patients
December 20192,356 patients
January 20202,847 patients
February 20201,621 patients
March 20201,174 patients
April 2020251 patients
May 202093 patients
June 2020159 patients
July 2020271 patients
August 2020335 patients
September 2020346 patients
October 20201,268 patients
November 20202,148 patients
December 20203,745 patients
January 20213,825 patients
February 20211,021 patients
March 2021688 patients
April 2021526 patients
May 2021695 patients
June 20211,289 patients
July 20212,208 patients
August 20212,787 patients
September 20215,024 patients
October 20217,058 patients
November 202110,646 patients
December 202112,859 patients
January 202216,564 patients
February 202216,402 patients
March 202222,506 patients
April 202224,179 patients
May 202219,657 patients
June 202222,017 patients
July 202229,139 patients
August 202228,690 patients
September 202232,762 patients
October 202243,793 patients
November 202237,853 patients
December 202254,573 patients
January 202342,767 patients
February 202334,975 patients
March 202339,687 patients
April 202326,492 patients
May 202331,498 patients
June 202326,488 patients
July 202323,396 patients
August 202327,710 patients
September 202332,228 patients
October 202343,534 patients
November 202342,503 patients
December 202343,858 patients
January 202454,312 patients
February 202444,420 patients
March 202442,972 patients
April 202442,078 patients
May 202442,555 patients
June 202438,106 patients
July 202436,806 patients
August 202428,494 patients
September 202438,880 patients
October 202449,616 patients
November 202445,791 patients
December 202454,207 patients
January 202561,529 patients
February 202547,623 patients
March 202546,766 patients
April 202544,648 patients
May 202542,891 patients
June 202538,683 patients
July 202535,467 patients
August 202535,909 patients
September 202544,765 patients
October 202554,326 patients
November 202550,648 patients
December 202550,789 patients
January 202671,517 patients
February 202654,649 patients
March 202646,665 patients
April 202647,750 patients
May 202650,212 patients
June 202649,466 patients
July 202647,438 patients

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.