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NHS waiting times in England
When a doctor refers you for hospital treatment, the clock starts. These figures show how long people who are still waiting have been waiting.
PEOPLE WAITING
7.1m
for hospital treatment in England, July 2026
WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
65%
of those waiting. The NHS’s standard is 92%.
WAITING OVER A YEAR
108,263
about 1.5% of people waiting
How it has changed
SHARE OF PEOPLE WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS, ENGLAND
Waiting under 18 weeksA day Parliament voted on health
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| Month | Waiting under 18 weeks | People waiting | Waiting over a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 65.4% | 7,328,252 | 111,379 |
| 2026-06 | 65.8% | 7,272,291 | 105,711 |
| 2026-05 | 65.6% | 7,278,384 | 104,734 |
| 2026-04 | 65.0% | 7,218,231 | 99,781 |
| 2026-03 | 65.3% | 7,106,091 | 94,404 |
| 2026-02 | 62.6% | 7,216,208 | 122,668 |
| 2026-01 | 61.5% | 7,247,214 | 135,657 |
| 2025-12 | 61.5% | 7,290,880 | 140,508 |
| 2025-11 | 61.8% | 7,308,928 | 156,483 |
| 2025-10 | 61.8% | 7,395,445 | 172,556 |
| 2025-09 | 61.8% | 7,388,149 | 180,329 |
| 2025-08 | 61.0% | 7,403,612 | 190,499 |
| 2025-07 | 61.3% | 7,390,279 | 191,213 |
| 2025-06 | 61.5% | 7,367,836 | 191,755 |
| 2025-05 | 60.9% | 7,355,950 | 196,839 |
| 2025-04 | 59.7% | 7,389,065 | 190,023 |
| 2025-03 | 59.8% | 7,418,598 | 180,243 |
| 2025-02 | 59.2% | 7,401,153 | 193,525 |
| 2025-01 | 58.9% | 7,427,669 | 198,828 |
| 2024-12 | 58.9% | 7,463,085 | 200,402 |
| 2024-11 | 59.2% | 7,479,867 | 221,567 |
| 2024-10 | 58.9% | 7,541,371 | 234,914 |
| 2024-09 | 58.5% | 7,571,549 | 249,024 |
| 2024-08 | 58.3% | 7,641,774 | 282,664 |
| 2024-07 | 58.8% | 7,623,081 | 290,326 |
| 2024-06 | 58.9% | 7,621,297 | 302,693 |
| 2024-05 | 59.1% | 7,601,650 | 307,500 |
| 2024-04 | 58.2% | 7,570,371 | 302,589 |
| 2024-03 | 57.2% | 7,538,830 | 309,299 |
| 2024-01 | 57.0% | 7,575,914 | 321,394 |
| 2023-12 | 56.6% | 7,607,585 | 338,070 |
| 2023-11 | 58.3% | 7,613,842 | 355,712 |
| 2023-10 | 58.2% | 7,703,867 | 377,315 |
| 2023-09 | 57.6% | 7,768,573 | 391,107 |
| 2023-08 | 58.0% | 7,745,784 | 395,170 |
| 2023-07 | 58.6% | 7,674,305 | 388,505 |
| 2023-06 | 59.2% | 7,574,649 | 383,083 |
| 2023-05 | 59.5% | 7,475,194 | 385,027 |
| 2023-04 | 58.3% | 7,415,352 | 371,111 |
| 2023-03 | 58.6% | 7,331,186 | 359,078 |
| 2023-02 | 58.5% | 7,217,871 | 362,434 |
| 2023-01 | 58.3% | 7,213,120 | 379,145 |
| 2022-12 | 57.6% | 7,200,033 | 405,930 |
| 2022-11 | 59.6% | 7,187,948 | 406,799 |
| 2022-10 | 59.7% | 7,214,182 | 411,274 |
| 2022-09 | 59.4% | 7,141,950 | 405,209 |
| 2022-08 | 60.8% | 7,072,791 | 390,852 |
| 2022-07 | 61.1% | 6,937,525 | 381,384 |
| 2022-06 | 62.3% | 6,790,084 | 357,761 |
| 2022-05 | 63.6% | 6,668,099 | 333,303 |
| 2022-04 | 61.7% | 6,527,149 | 324,422 |
| 2022-03 | 62.2% | 6,365,772 | 310,067 |
| 2022-02 | 62.2% | 6,211,131 | 306,479 |
| 2022-01 | 62.4% | 6,127,993 | 317,491 |
| 2021-12 | 63.9% | 6,071,293 | 310,943 |
| 2021-11 | 65.5% | 6,001,676 | 307,214 |
| 2021-10 | 65.6% | 5,977,537 | 312,852 |
| 2021-09 | 66.4% | 5,860,046 | 304,498 |
| 2021-08 | 67.6% | 5,740,749 | 295,362 |
| 2021-07 | 68.3% | 5,607,574 | 293,102 |
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, July 2026, published 10th September 2026. See how MPs have voted on health →
Your NHS area
England is split into NHS areas, called Integrated Care Boards. They do not match parliamentary constituencies, so find your area by name. Your GP surgery or NHS.uk can tell you which one you are in.
This shows what happened, not why. Waiting times are affected by many things, so the green squares are for context only and do not mean a vote caused any change. It covers hospital treatment in England that has not started yet. Health is devolved, so Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own figures.