ShortestWait

NHS waiting times month by month

NHS England publishes waiting times every month, about six weeks after the month they cover. Each page shows the figures for that month and what changed: which hospitals improved, which got worse, and which did not report.

2026

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
August 2026 7.19 million 12.2 wks 38.9 wks 65.2%
July 2026 7.16 million 12.0 wks 38.5 wks 65.3%
June 2026 7.18 million 11.9 wks 38.4 wks 65.8%
May 2026 7.18 million 12.4 wks 38.6 wks 65.5%
April 2026 7.12 million 11.9 wks 38.8 wks 64.9%
March 2026 revised 7.05 million 11.3 wks 38.4 wks 65.2%
February 2026 7.16 million 13.2 wks 39.5 wks 62.5%
January 2026 7.19 million 13.6 wks 40.4 wks 61.4%

2025

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2025 revised 7.23 million 13.5 wks 40.8 wks 61.4%
November 2025 7.19 million 12.9 wks 40.4 wks 61.6%
October 2025 7.34 million 13.3 wks 40.6 wks 61.7%
September 2025 revised 7.33 million 13.4 wks 41.9 wks 61.7%
August 2025 revised 7.35 million 13.5 wks 42.2 wks 60.9%
July 2025 revised 7.33 million 13.1 wks 41.9 wks 61.2%
June 2025 revised 7.40 million 13.4 wks 41.9 wks 61.5%
May 2025 revised 7.39 million 13.6 wks 42.6 wks 60.9%
April 2025 revised 7.42 million 13.3 wks 42.3 wks 59.7%
March 2025 revised 7.45 million 13.9 wks 41.9 wks 59.7%
February 2025 revised 7.43 million 14.2 wks 42.3 wks 59.2%
January 2025 revised 7.46 million 14.5 wks 42.4 wks 58.8%

2024

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2024 revised 7.49 million 14.2 wks 42.8 wks 58.9%
November 2024 revised 7.51 million 14.0 wks 42.3 wks 59.1%
October 2024 revised 7.57 million 14.2 wks 42.4 wks 58.9%
September 2024 revised 7.60 million 14.4 wks 43.7 wks 58.5%
August 2024 revised 7.67 million 14.6 wks 44.4 wks 58.2%
July 2024 revised 7.65 million 14.0 wks 44.1 wks 58.8%
June 2024 revised 7.65 million 14.4 wks 44.7 wks 58.9%
May 2024 revised 7.63 million 14.2 wks 45.0 wks 59.1%
April 2024 revised 7.60 million 13.9 wks 44.8 wks 58.2%
March 2024 revised 7.57 million 14.9 wks 44.7 wks 57.2%
February 2024 revised 7.57 million 14.8 wks 44.7 wks 57.5%
January 2024 revised 7.61 million 15.1 wks 45.3 wks 57.0%

2023

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2023 revised 7.64 million 15.0 wks 45.2 wks 56.6%
November 2023 revised 7.64 million 14.4 wks 44.3 wks 58.2%
October 2023 revised 7.73 million 14.6 wks 45.8 wks 58.2%
September 2023 revised 7.77 million 14.7 wks 46.4 wks 57.6%
August 2023 revised 7.78 million 14.5 wks 46.3 wks 58.0%
July 2023 revised 7.70 million 14.1 wks 45.9 wks 58.6%
June 2023 7.60 million 14.3 wks 46.3 wks 59.2%
May 2023 revised 7.50 million 14.2 wks 46.4 wks 59.5%
April 2023 7.44 million 13.8 wks 46.1 wks 58.3%
March 2023 revised 7.36 million 14.1 wks 45.6 wks 58.6%
February 2023 revised 7.24 million 14.6 wks 46.2 wks 58.5%
January 2023 revised 7.24 million 14.6 wks 46.6 wks 58.3%

2022

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2022 revised 7.03 million 14.4 wks 46.3 wks 58.0%
November 2022 revised 6.96 million 13.6 wks 45.3 wks 60.0%
October 2022 revised 6.98 million 13.9 wks 46.6 wks 60.1%
September 2022 revised 7.10 million 14.0 wks 46.9 wks 59.4%
August 2022 revised 7.03 million 13.8 wks 46.4 wks 60.8%
July 2022 revised 6.87 million 13.3 wks 46.0 wks 61.0%
June 2022 revised 6.79 million 13.3 wks 45.8 wks 62.2%
May 2022 revised 6.66 million 12.7 wks 45.3 wks 63.5%
April 2022 revised 6.51 million 12.6 wks 45.1 wks 61.6%
March 2022 revised 6.39 million 12.2 wks 44.5 wks 62.1%
February 2022 revised 6.24 million 13.2 wks 44.2 wks 62.2%
January 2022 revised 6.15 million 13.1 wks 44.5 wks 62.4%

2021

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2021 revised 6.09 million 12.5 wks 43.5 wks 63.8%
November 2021 revised 6.02 million 11.5 wks 42.9 wks 65.5%
October 2021 revised 6.00 million 12.0 wks 44.5 wks 65.6%
September 2021 revised 5.85 million 11.9 wks 44.5 wks 66.5%
August 2021 revised 5.73 million 11.5 wks 44.4 wks 67.6%
July 2021 revised 5.63 million 10.9 wks 43.9 wks 68.3%
June 2021 revised 5.47 million 10.5 wks 44.2 wks 68.7%
May 2021 revised 5.33 million 10.8 wks 45.4 wks 67.4%
April 2021 revised 5.14 million 11.0 wks 48.8 wks 64.6%
March 2021 4.97 million 11.6 wks 52+ wks 64.4%
February 2021 4.72 million 12.6 wks 52+ wks 64.5%
January 2021 4.61 million 12.1 wks 50.1 wks 66.1%

2020

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2020 revised 4.54 million 11.2 wks 47.4 wks 67.8%
November 2020 4.48 million 10.4 wks 45.1 wks 68.1%
October 2020 revised 4.47 million 11.1 wks 44.8 wks 65.4%
September 2020 4.37 million 12.1 wks 43.7 wks 60.5%
August 2020 4.24 million 14.8 wks 42.1 wks 53.5%
July 2020 4.07 million 19.6 wks 40.1 wks 46.8%
June 2020 revised 3.88 million 17.6 wks 37.4 wks 51.9%
May 2020 revised 3.87 million 15.3 wks 34.4 wks 62.2%
April 2020 revised 3.97 million 12.2 wks 30.7 wks 71.3%
March 2020 4.25 million 9.0 wks 26.6 wks 79.7%
February 2020 revised 4.44 million 7.5 wks 24.7 wks 83.1%
January 2020 revised 4.43 million 8.5 wks 25.1 wks 83.4%

2019

Month People waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks
December 2019 revised 4.43 million 8.3 wks 24.9 wks 83.6%
November 2019 revised 4.43 million 7.7 wks 23.9 wks 84.3%
October 2019 revised 4.46 million 7.6 wks 23.8 wks 84.6%
September 2019 4.44 million 8.0 wks 23.9 wks 84.8%
August 2019 revised 4.43 million 8.0 wks 23.7 wks 85.0%
July 2019 revised 4.39 million 7.4 wks 22.7 wks 85.8%
June 2019 4.41 million 7.5 wks 22.4 wks 86.3%
May 2019 revised 4.40 million 7.7 wks 23.0 wks 86.8%
April 2019 revised 4.32 million 7.3 wks 22.6 wks 86.5%

"Revised" months were re-issued by NHS England with corrections; we show the latest version. Before April 2021 the figures stop at "more than 52 weeks", so the longest waits show as 52+.