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- Fact checkWes Streeting on the NHS waiting list, 14 April 2026
Wes Streeting said: “We inherited from the Conservatives an NHS facing the worst crisis in its history, with waiting lists at a record 7.6 million and public satisfaction at record lows.” This page re
- Fact checkKeir Starmer on NHS waiting lists, PMQs 21 January 2026
Keir Starmer said: “Waiting lists are down by more than 300,000, an extra 2,900 GPs have been recruited, and ambulances are arriving nearly 15 minutes faster this winter than they were last year.” Thi
- Key figureNHS waiting list: latest figure for England
The latest NHS England waiting list for planned hospital treatment, the share waiting under 18 weeks and long waits, from official RTT statistics.
- AnswerHow long is the NHS waiting list
In England the waiting list figure comes from NHS England's monthly referral to treatment (RTT) statistics.
- AnswerHow long is the NHS waiting list?
In England the waiting list figure comes from NHS England's monthly referral to treatment (RTT) statistics. They count incomplete pathways: the number of treatment waits, not people, because one perso
- AnswerIs the NHS waiting list coming down?
Compare the RTT total for the same month in different years, or look at the full monthly time series that NHS England publishes. Monthly changes can be small and seasonal, and data from some trusts is
- QuestionsNHS waiting lists, A&E times and staff numbers
NHS waiting lists, A&E times, ambulance responses, GP and staff numbers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- GuideHow to check a claim about NHS waiting lists and waiting times
A method for checking NHS waiting list claims: pathways versus patients, the 18-week standard, breaks in the series, and comparisons across the UK.
- Official correctionThe UK Statistics Authority wrote to Karin Smyth MP about NHS waiting lists
The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Karin Smyth MP about NHS waiting lists, in a letter dated 13 June 2024. The regulator's words quoted, with the records it links to and a receipt.
- AnswerHow long are NHS Wales waiting lists?
There were just under 709,700 referral to treatment pathways waiting in Wales at the end of July 2026, and management information suggested about 555,200 individual patients, according to the Welsh Go
- AnswerWhat are the NHS cancer waiting times?
NHS England publishes cancer waiting times monthly against three standards: the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard, the 31-day decision-to-treatment standard and the 62-day referral-to-treatment standar
- AnswerHow long are NHS Scotland waiting times?
Public Health Scotland estimated that 588,073 people were on at least one new outpatient, inpatient or day case waiting list on 31 August 2026, about one in nine of the population, in its monthly rele
- AnswerHow do I check NHS waiting times for my hospital
In England, the NHS My Planned Care website shows average waits for each hospital and specialty, updated regularly.
- AnswerHow do I check NHS waiting times for my hospital?
In England, the NHS My Planned Care website shows average waits for each hospital and specialty, updated regularly. The full RTT data from NHS England breaks waits down by trust and treatment specialt
- AnswerWhat are NHS waiting times in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Health is devolved, so each nation publishes its own figures.
- AnswerWhat are NHS waiting times in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Health is devolved, so each nation publishes its own figures. Public Health Scotland reports waiting times against Scotland's targets, including the 12-week treatment time guarantee and weekly A&E fig
- PageNHS trusts and health boards: waiting times and performance figures
Waiting times, A&E, cancer, diagnostic and ambulance figures for each NHS trust, ambulance trust and integrated care board in England and each health board in Scotland and Wales, as the NHS publishes
- Public serviceAiredale NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 14,971 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBarnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 21,616 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBarts Health NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Barts Health NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 122,447 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 86,990 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBolton NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 36,998 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBristol NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 95,997 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 47,942 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceCroydon Health Services NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 36,343 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 30,105 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceEast Cheshire NHS Trust: published performance statistics
East Cheshire NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 15,694 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: published performance statistics
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 46,339 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceEast Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: published performance statistics
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 55,366 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 66,684 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceGateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 11,753 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS Trust: published performance statistics
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 19,075 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 65,922 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 49,602 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 25,725 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 84,317 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 89,297 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 55,419 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 10,814 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceManchester University NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 167,070 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceMedway NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Medway NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 35,800 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceMid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 57,955 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Devon Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 78,994 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Dorset Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 98,174 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 73,901 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 109,727 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 56,358 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNHS Somerset Integrated Care Board: published performance statistics
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board: waiting list (referral to treatment) 68,105 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 39,285 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 86,339 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public servicePortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 57,574 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 34,597 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 44,996 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceRoyal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 31,638 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 31,012 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceSomerset NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 55,374 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceStockport NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 34,931 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceThe Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: published performance statistics
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 29,809 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: published performance statistics
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 71,030 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.
- Public serviceWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust: published performance statistics
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust: waiting list (referral to treatment) 28,489 (August 2026, NHS England), with the history of each figure and the standard it is reported against.