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Median NHS wait

How long the person in the middle of the England waiting list has been waiting so far. Half of those waiting have waited longer.

England

Jul 2026

12.0 wks

Median NHS wait, England, Aug 2007 to Jul 2026
PeriodMedian NHS wait (weeks)
1 Jul 202110.9 wks
1 Aug 202111.5 wks
1 Sept 202111.9 wks
1 Oct 202112.0 wks
1 Nov 202111.5 wks
1 Dec 202112.5 wks
1 Jan 202213.1 wks
1 Feb 202213.2 wks
1 Mar 202212.2 wks
1 Apr 202212.6 wks
1 May 202212.7 wks
1 Jun 202213.3 wks
1 Jul 202213.3 wks
1 Aug 202213.8 wks
1 Sept 202214.0 wks
1 Oct 202213.9 wks
1 Nov 202213.6 wks
1 Dec 202214.4 wks
1 Jan 202314.6 wks
1 Feb 202314.5 wks
1 Mar 202314.1 wks
1 Apr 202313.8 wks
1 May 202314.1 wks
1 Jun 202314.3 wks
1 Jul 202314.1 wks
1 Aug 202314.5 wks
1 Sept 202314.7 wks
1 Oct 202314.6 wks
1 Nov 202314.4 wks
1 Dec 202315.0 wks
1 Jan 202415.0 wks
1 Mar 202414.9 wks
1 Apr 202413.9 wks
1 May 202414.2 wks
1 Jun 202414.3 wks
1 Jul 202414.0 wks
1 Aug 202414.6 wks
1 Sept 202414.4 wks
1 Oct 202414.2 wks
1 Nov 202414.0 wks
1 Dec 202414.2 wks
1 Jan 202514.4 wks
1 Feb 202514.2 wks
1 Mar 202513.8 wks
1 Apr 202513.3 wks
1 May 202513.6 wks
1 Jun 202513.4 wks
1 Jul 202513.1 wks
1 Aug 202513.5 wks
1 Sept 202513.4 wks
1 Oct 202513.3 wks
1 Nov 202512.9 wks
1 Dec 202513.4 wks
1 Jan 202613.6 wks
1 Feb 202613.2 wks
1 Mar 202611.3 wks
1 Apr 202611.9 wks
1 May 202612.4 wks
1 Jun 202611.9 wks
1 Jul 202612.0 wks
Median weeks already waited by people still on the waiting list at month end, England only. A median, so half of those waiting have waited longer. This is the wait so far, not a prediction of the total wait.

How this is measured

Published by
NHS England
Series
he11
Covers
England
Published
Monthly
History
Aug 2007 to Jul 2026
Last published
Jul 2026

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