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NHS waiting list (incomplete treatment pathways)

NHS waiting list (incomplete treatment pathways): July 2016 to June 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02m4m6m201620182020202220242026Before: 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: 3,884,464 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2016: 3,911,383 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2016: 3,922,359 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2016: 3,903,768 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2016: 3,858,276 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2016: 3,833,822 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2017: 3,792,730 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2017: 3,826,696 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2017: 3,897,530 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2017: 3,945,154 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2017: 3,973,736 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2017: 4,012,911 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2017: 4,030,998 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2017: 4,066,143 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2017: 4,071,101 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2017: 4,065,855 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2017: 4,020,625 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2017: 3,995,928 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2018: 3,983,956 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2018: 4,014,118 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2018: 4,102,999 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2018: 4,194,514 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2018: 4,277,422 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2018: 4,309,865 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2018: 4,322,746 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2018: 4,350,817 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2018: 4,322,186 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2018: 4,340,067 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2018: 4,307,771 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2018: 4,284,808 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2019: 4,268,656 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2019: 4,306,057 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2019: 4,345,467 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2019: 4,409,624 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2019: 4,497,746 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2019: 4,507,299 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2019: 4,522,895 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2019: 4,558,291 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2019: 4,567,210 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2019: 4,595,183 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2019: 4,563,805 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2019: 4,565,238 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2020: 4,566,021 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2020: 4,573,675 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2020: 4,386,297 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2020: 4,051,288 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2020: 3,950,230 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2020: 3,964,304 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2020: 4,121,693 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2020: 4,286,068 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2020: 4,420,837 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2020: 4,514,810 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2020: 4,526,665 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2020: 4,587,286 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2021: 4,658,628 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2021: 4,764,301 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2021: 4,950,297 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2021: 5,123,717 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2021: 5,305,425 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2021: 5,453,486 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2021: 5,607,574 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2021: 5,740,749 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2021: 5,860,046 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2021: 5,977,537 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2021: 6,001,676 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2021: 6,071,293 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2022: 6,127,993 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2022: 6,211,131 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2022: 6,365,772 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2022: 6,527,149 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2022: 6,668,099 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2022: 6,790,084 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2022: 6,937,525 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2022: 7,072,791 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2022: 7,141,950 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2022: 7,214,182 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2022: 7,187,948 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2022: 7,200,033 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2023: 7,213,120 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2023: 7,217,871 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2023: 7,331,186 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2023: 7,415,352 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2023: 7,475,194 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2023: 7,574,649 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2023: 7,674,305 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2023: 7,745,784 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2023: 7,768,573 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2023: 7,703,867 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2023: 7,613,842 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2023: 7,607,585 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2024: 7,575,914 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2024: 7,536,907 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2024: 7,538,830 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2024: 7,570,371 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2024: 7,601,650 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2024: 7,621,297 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2024: 7,623,081 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2024: 7,641,774 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2024: 7,571,549 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2024: 7,541,371 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2024: 7,479,867 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2024: 7,463,085 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2025: 7,427,669 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2025: 7,401,153 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2025: 7,418,598 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2025: 7,389,065 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2025: 7,355,950 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2025: 7,367,836 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026July 2025: 7,390,279 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026August 2025: 7,403,612 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026September 2025: 7,388,149 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026October 2025: 7,395,445 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026November 2025: 7,308,928 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026December 2025: 7,290,880 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026January 2026: 7,247,214 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026February 2026: 7,216,208 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026March 2026: 7,106,091 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026April 2026: 7,218,231 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026May 2026: 7,278,384 incomplete pathways · published 13 August 2026June 2026: 7,272,291 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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