A&E data for September 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Diagnostics (DM01) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Referral to treatment (RTT) data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Page updated 2 November 2026

NHS waiting times by service

National figures for each service, with league tables by trust and links to every town.

Planned hospital treatment (RTT)

At the end of August 2026, 7,189,213 people in England were waiting to start consultant-led treatment. The median wait was 12.2 weeks and 65.2% had waited under 18 weeks (standard 92%). 112,958 had waited more than a year. Figures for each trust are on the trust pages and by specialty on operation waiting times.

Waits by specialty

National referral to treatment figures for each specialty, with every NHS trust in England.

• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Dermatology
• Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
• Elderly medicine
• Gastroenterology
• General internal medicine
• General surgery
• Gynaecology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Oral surgery
• Plastic surgery
• Respiratory medicine
• Rheumatology
• Trauma and orthopaedics
• Urology

To compare trusts side by side, use compare NHS trusts. For what the figures mean and your rights while you wait, see our guides to NHS waiting times.