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NHS waiting list

The number of treatments people in England are still waiting to start at the end of the month, including estimates for trusts that did not report.

England

Jul 2026

7,328,252

NHS waiting list, England, Aug 2007 to Jul 2026
PeriodNHS waiting list ()
1 Jul 20215,607,574
1 Aug 20215,740,749
1 Sept 20215,860,046
1 Oct 20215,977,537
1 Nov 20216,001,676
1 Dec 20216,071,293
1 Jan 20226,127,993
1 Feb 20226,211,131
1 Mar 20226,365,772
1 Apr 20226,527,149
1 May 20226,668,099
1 Jun 20226,790,084
1 Jul 20226,937,525
1 Aug 20227,072,791
1 Sept 20227,141,950
1 Oct 20227,214,182
1 Nov 20227,187,948
1 Dec 20227,200,033
1 Jan 20237,213,120
1 Feb 20237,217,871
1 Mar 20237,331,186
1 Apr 20237,415,352
1 May 20237,475,194
1 Jun 20237,574,649
1 Jul 20237,674,305
1 Aug 20237,745,784
1 Sept 20237,768,573
1 Oct 20237,703,867
1 Nov 20237,613,842
1 Dec 20237,607,585
1 Jan 20247,575,914
1 Mar 20247,538,830
1 Apr 20247,570,371
1 May 20247,601,650
1 Jun 20247,621,297
1 Jul 20247,623,081
1 Aug 20247,641,774
1 Sept 20247,571,549
1 Oct 20247,541,371
1 Nov 20247,479,867
1 Dec 20247,463,085
1 Jan 20257,427,669
1 Feb 20257,401,153
1 Mar 20257,418,598
1 Apr 20257,389,065
1 May 20257,355,950
1 Jun 20257,367,836
1 Jul 20257,390,279
1 Aug 20257,403,612
1 Sept 20257,388,149
1 Oct 20257,395,445
1 Nov 20257,308,928
1 Dec 20257,290,880
1 Jan 20267,247,214
1 Feb 20267,216,208
1 Mar 20267,106,091
1 Apr 20267,218,231
1 May 20267,278,384
1 Jun 20267,272,291
1 Jul 20267,328,252
Incomplete pathways: people waiting to start treatment at the end of the month, England only. Counts pathways rather than people, so someone waiting for two different treatments appears twice. Includes NHS England's estimates for trusts that did not submit a return. Despite the column being labelled in millions in the source file, the published values are whole pathways.

How this is measured

Published by
NHS England
Series
he9
Covers
England
Published
Monthly
History
Aug 2007 to Jul 2026
Last published
Jul 2026

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