NHS waits of more than a year: record highs and lows
The extremes of nhs waits of more than a year as published by NHS England, across the 227 periods held here (August 2007 to June 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.
Highest published
578,682August 2007
Lowest published
295June 2013
The full series
The chart as a table
| Period | NHS waits of more than a year |
|---|---|
| August 2007 | 578,682 incomplete pathways |
| September 2007 | 401,725 incomplete pathways |
| October 2007 | 387,161 incomplete pathways |
| November 2007 | 415,215 incomplete pathways |
| December 2007 | 434,188 incomplete pathways |
| January 2008 | 306,034 incomplete pathways |
| February 2008 | 253,955 incomplete pathways |
| March 2008 | 240,689 incomplete pathways |
| April 2008 | 225,860 incomplete pathways |
| May 2008 | 187,394 incomplete pathways |
| June 2008 | 149,029 incomplete pathways |
| July 2008 | 118,872 incomplete pathways |
| August 2008 | 140,727 incomplete pathways |
| September 2008 | 144,213 incomplete pathways |
| October 2008 | 83,601 incomplete pathways |
| November 2008 | 93,080 incomplete pathways |
| December 2008 | 79,418 incomplete pathways |
| January 2009 | 83,640 incomplete pathways |
| February 2009 | 52,086 incomplete pathways |
| March 2009 | 48,421 incomplete pathways |
| April 2009 | 33,208 incomplete pathways |
| May 2009 | 32,473 incomplete pathways |
| June 2009 | 33,036 incomplete pathways |
| July 2009 | 33,971 incomplete pathways |
| August 2009 | 33,016 incomplete pathways |
| September 2009 | 33,164 incomplete pathways |
| October 2009 | 25,017 incomplete pathways |
| November 2009 | 21,667 incomplete pathways |
| December 2009 | 20,792 incomplete pathways |
| January 2010 | 20,737 incomplete pathways |
| February 2010 | 18,681 incomplete pathways |
| March 2010 | 18,494 incomplete pathways |
| April 2010 | 21,109 incomplete pathways |
| May 2010 | 18,492 incomplete pathways |
| June 2010 | 18,342 incomplete pathways |
| July 2010 | 19,619 incomplete pathways |
| August 2010 | 20,889 incomplete pathways |
| September 2010 | 13,476 incomplete pathways |
| October 2010 | 14,265 incomplete pathways |
| November 2010 | 13,579 incomplete pathways |
| December 2010 | 14,748 incomplete pathways |
| January 2011 | 14,299 incomplete pathways |
| February 2011 | 14,884 incomplete pathways |
| March 2011 | 14,359 incomplete pathways |
| April 2011 | 14,970 incomplete pathways |
| May 2011 | 14,072 incomplete pathways |
| June 2011 | 13,261 incomplete pathways |
| July 2011 | 19,937 incomplete pathways |
| August 2011 | 19,938 incomplete pathways |
| September 2011 | 20,097 incomplete pathways |
| October 2011 | 11,132 incomplete pathways |
| November 2011 | 7,324 incomplete pathways |
| December 2011 | 6,315 incomplete pathways |
| January 2012 | 6,142 incomplete pathways |
| February 2012 | 5,897 incomplete pathways |
| March 2012 | 5,393 incomplete pathways |
| April 2012 | 4,457 incomplete pathways |
| May 2012 | 3,552 incomplete pathways |
| June 2012 | 3,503 incomplete pathways |
| July 2012 | 2,959 incomplete pathways |
| August 2012 | 2,352 incomplete pathways |
| September 2012 | 1,868 incomplete pathways |
| October 2012 | 1,580 incomplete pathways |
| November 2012 | 1,446 incomplete pathways |
| December 2012 | 1,384 incomplete pathways |
| January 2013 | 1,141 incomplete pathways |
| February 2013 | 962 incomplete pathways |
| March 2013 | 474 incomplete pathways |
| April 2013 | 391 incomplete pathways |
| May 2013 | 434 incomplete pathways |
| June 2013 | 295 incomplete pathways |
| July 2013 | 368 incomplete pathways |
| August 2013 | 350 incomplete pathways |
| September 2013 | 409 incomplete pathways |
| October 2013 | 461 incomplete pathways |
| November 2013 | 418 incomplete pathways |
| December 2013 | 520 incomplete pathways |
| January 2014 | 634 incomplete pathways |
| February 2014 | 743 incomplete pathways |
| March 2014 | 692 incomplete pathways |
| April 2014 | 720 incomplete pathways |
| May 2014 | 776 incomplete pathways |
| June 2014 | 776 incomplete pathways |
| July 2014 | 730 incomplete pathways |
| August 2014 | 688 incomplete pathways |
| September 2014 | 646 incomplete pathways |
| October 2014 | 665 incomplete pathways |
| November 2014 | 646 incomplete pathways |
| December 2014 | 684 incomplete pathways |
| January 2015 | 725 incomplete pathways |
| February 2015 | 727 incomplete pathways |
| March 2015 | 751 incomplete pathways |
| April 2015 | 713 incomplete pathways |
| May 2015 | 752 incomplete pathways |
| June 2015 | 868 incomplete pathways |
| July 2015 | 903 incomplete pathways |
| August 2015 | 855 incomplete pathways |
| September 2015 | 872 incomplete pathways |
| October 2015 | 987 incomplete pathways |
| November 2015 | 954 incomplete pathways |
| December 2015 | 934 incomplete pathways |
| January 2016 | 904 incomplete pathways |
| February 2016 | 868 incomplete pathways |
| March 2016 | 1,024 incomplete pathways |
| April 2016 | 1,039 incomplete pathways |
| May 2016 | 1,162 incomplete pathways |
| June 2016 | 1,099 incomplete pathways |
| July 2016 | 1,234 incomplete pathways |
| August 2016 | 1,219 incomplete pathways |
| September 2016 | 1,342 incomplete pathways |
| October 2016 | 1,576 incomplete pathways |
| November 2016 | 1,382 incomplete pathways |
| December 2016 | 1,377 incomplete pathways |
| January 2017 | 1,495 incomplete pathways |
| February 2017 | 1,676 incomplete pathways |
| March 2017 | 1,621 incomplete pathways |
| April 2017 | 1,661 incomplete pathways |
| May 2017 | 1,744 incomplete pathways |
| June 2017 | 1,743 incomplete pathways |
| July 2017 | 1,843 incomplete pathways |
| August 2017 | 1,935 incomplete pathways |
| September 2017 | 1,980 incomplete pathways |
| October 2017 | 1,728 incomplete pathways |
| November 2017 | 1,671 incomplete pathways |
| December 2017 | 1,842 incomplete pathways |
| January 2018 | 2,119 incomplete pathways |
| February 2018 | 2,485 incomplete pathways |
| March 2018 | 3,006 incomplete pathways |
| April 2018 | 3,044 incomplete pathways |
| May 2018 | 3,264 incomplete pathways |
| June 2018 | 3,680 incomplete pathways |
| July 2018 | 3,628 incomplete pathways |
| August 2018 | 3,569 incomplete pathways |
| September 2018 | 3,321 incomplete pathways |
| October 2018 | 2,978 incomplete pathways |
| November 2018 | 2,594 incomplete pathways |
| December 2018 | 2,400 incomplete pathways |
| January 2019 | 2,328 incomplete pathways |
| February 2019 | 2,188 incomplete pathways |
| March 2019 | 1,377 incomplete pathways |
| April 2019 | 1,270 incomplete pathways |
| May 2019 | 1,255 incomplete pathways |
| June 2019 | 1,312 incomplete pathways |
| July 2019 | 1,264 incomplete pathways |
| August 2019 | 1,468 incomplete pathways |
| September 2019 | 1,537 incomplete pathways |
| October 2019 | 1,553 incomplete pathways |
| November 2019 | 1,630 incomplete pathways |
| December 2019 | 1,699 incomplete pathways |
| January 2020 | 1,875 incomplete pathways |
| February 2020 | 1,845 incomplete pathways |
| March 2020 | 3,329 incomplete pathways |
| April 2020 | 11,255 incomplete pathways |
| May 2020 | 26,793 incomplete pathways |
| June 2020 | 50,615 incomplete pathways |
| July 2020 | 83,290 incomplete pathways |
| August 2020 | 111,093 incomplete pathways |
| September 2020 | 139,612 incomplete pathways |
| October 2020 | 167,134 incomplete pathways |
| November 2020 | 192,236 incomplete pathways |
| December 2020 | 224,272 incomplete pathways |
| January 2021 | 304,111 incomplete pathways |
| February 2021 | 387,952 incomplete pathways |
| March 2021 | 436,127 incomplete pathways |
| April 2021 | 385,379 incomplete pathways |
| May 2021 | 336,779 incomplete pathways |
| June 2021 | 304,823 incomplete pathways |
| July 2021 | 293,102 incomplete pathways |
| August 2021 | 295,362 incomplete pathways |
| September 2021 | 304,498 incomplete pathways |
| October 2021 | 312,852 incomplete pathways |
| November 2021 | 307,214 incomplete pathways |
| December 2021 | 310,943 incomplete pathways |
| January 2022 | 317,491 incomplete pathways |
| February 2022 | 306,479 incomplete pathways |
| March 2022 | 310,067 incomplete pathways |
| April 2022 | 324,422 incomplete pathways |
| May 2022 | 333,303 incomplete pathways |
| June 2022 | 357,761 incomplete pathways |
| July 2022 | 381,384 incomplete pathways |
| August 2022 | 390,852 incomplete pathways |
| September 2022 | 405,209 incomplete pathways |
| October 2022 | 411,274 incomplete pathways |
| November 2022 | 406,799 incomplete pathways |
| December 2022 | 405,930 incomplete pathways |
| January 2023 | 379,145 incomplete pathways |
| February 2023 | 362,434 incomplete pathways |
| March 2023 | 359,078 incomplete pathways |
| April 2023 | 371,111 incomplete pathways |
| May 2023 | 385,027 incomplete pathways |
| June 2023 | 383,083 incomplete pathways |
| July 2023 | 388,505 incomplete pathways |
| August 2023 | 395,170 incomplete pathways |
| September 2023 | 391,107 incomplete pathways |
| October 2023 | 377,315 incomplete pathways |
| November 2023 | 355,712 incomplete pathways |
| December 2023 | 338,070 incomplete pathways |
| January 2024 | 321,394 incomplete pathways |
| February 2024 | 304,919 incomplete pathways |
| March 2024 | 309,299 incomplete pathways |
| April 2024 | 302,589 incomplete pathways |
| May 2024 | 307,500 incomplete pathways |
| June 2024 | 302,693 incomplete pathways |
| July 2024 | 290,326 incomplete pathways |
| August 2024 | 282,664 incomplete pathways |
| September 2024 | 249,024 incomplete pathways |
| October 2024 | 234,914 incomplete pathways |
| November 2024 | 221,567 incomplete pathways |
| December 2024 | 200,402 incomplete pathways |
| January 2025 | 198,828 incomplete pathways |
| February 2025 | 193,525 incomplete pathways |
| March 2025 | 180,243 incomplete pathways |
| April 2025 | 190,023 incomplete pathways |
| May 2025 | 196,839 incomplete pathways |
| June 2025 | 191,755 incomplete pathways |
| July 2025 | 191,213 incomplete pathways |
| August 2025 | 190,499 incomplete pathways |
| September 2025 | 180,329 incomplete pathways |
| October 2025 | 172,556 incomplete pathways |
| November 2025 | 156,483 incomplete pathways |
| December 2025 | 140,508 incomplete pathways |
| January 2026 | 135,657 incomplete pathways |
| February 2026 | 122,668 incomplete pathways |
| March 2026 | 94,404 incomplete pathways |
| April 2026 | 99,781 incomplete pathways |
| May 2026 | 104,734 incomplete pathways |
| June 2026 | 105,711 incomplete pathways |
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.