NHS Talking Therapies data for August 2026, published 8 October 2026 · Page updated 1 November 2026
NHS Talking Therapies waiting times
In August 2026, of people in England who finished a course of NHS Talking Therapies treatment, 83.4% had started treatment within 6 weeks of referral (standard 75%) and 97.5% within 18 weeks (standard 95%). You can usually refer yourself, without seeing a GP, through your local service.
NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) offers psychological therapies for common problems such as anxiety and depression in England. Find your local service: NHS: Find an NHS Talking Therapies service.
How long do people wait for NHS Talking Therapies?
| Measure | England |
|---|---|
| New referrals in the month | 137,214 |
| Finished a course of treatment | 51,269 |
| Of those finishing, started within 6 weeks | 83.4% |
| Of those finishing, started within 18 weeks | 97.5% |
| Waiting for treatment at month end | 121,312 |
| Of those, waiting over 18 weeks | 8,982 |
| Recovery rate (of those finishing) | 50.3% |
Standards: For referrals finishing a course of treatment in the month: 75% to start treatment within 6 weeks of referral and 95% within 18 weeks. The long-standing NHS England ambition is for at least 50% of people who finish treatment to move to recovery.
The 6- and 18-week measures only look at people who finished treatment that month, so they do not include people still waiting. The second-step wait, between first assessment and later sessions, is not covered.
How do Talking Therapies waits vary by region?
| Region | Referrals | Within 6 weeks | Within 18 weeks | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 24,045 | 89.0% | 99.0% | 51.0% |
| South East | 19,760 | 83.0% | 93.0% | 49.0% |
| South West | 12,140 | 84.0% | 100.0% | 52.0% |
| Midlands | 25,940 | 77.0% | 97.0% | 51.0% |
| East of England | 16,985 | 81.0% | 98.0% | 51.0% |
| North West | 17,955 | 81.0% | 99.0% | 49.0% |
| North East and Yorkshire | 20,245 | 88.0% | 98.0% | 49.0% |
How do waits compare between Talking Therapies services?
Providers with people finishing treatment in the month, A to Z. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5 by the publisher; – means the figure was suppressed or not reported.
| Provider | Finished treatment | Within 6 weeks | Within 18 weeks | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829 Building | 255 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| 1point (North West) | 100 | 87.0% | 88.0% | 49.0% |
| African and Caribbean Mental Health Services | 20 | 50.0% | 94.0% | 56.0% |
| Alliance Psychology Services Ltd | 415 | 96.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 795 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Bedfordshire Talking Therapies | 365 | 72.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 730 | 56.0% | 99.0% | 52.0% |
| Big Life Services (Eastern Cheshire Talking Therapies) | 150 | 75.0% | 99.0% | 48.0% |
| Big Life Services (Manchester) | 225 | 44.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| Big Life Services (Stockport) | 80 | 55.0% | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Bikur Cholim Ltd | 35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 93.0% |
| Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 630 | 96.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 1,345 | 57.0% | 91.0% | 47.0% |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 200 | 95.0% | 98.0% | 48.0% |
| Bmhc-Ftb | 225 | 85.0% | 99.0% | 48.0% |
| Bootham Park Hospital | 350 | 91.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust | 540 | 92.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| Bromley Healthcare | 200 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| Cambridge and Peterborough Voluntary Organisations | 20 | – | 89.0% | – |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership Tr Hq | 675 | 97.0% | 99.0% | 46.0% |
| City Health Care Partnership CIC | 450 | 94.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Community Barnet | 10 | 89.0% | 100.0% | – |
| Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 450 | 85.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust | 920 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Croydon Psychological Therapies Service (Croydon Iapt) | 545 | 96.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Denton House | 355 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Derman | 25 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 58.0% |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | 700 | 84.0% | 100.0% | 57.0% |
| Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) | 570 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 47.0% |
| Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 700 | 78.0% | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Ealing Talking Therapies | 320 | 96.0% | 100.0% | 47.0% |
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 660 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Everyturn Services Ltd Talking Therapies (Peterborough) | 105 | 38.0% | 95.0% | 48.0% |
| Fieldhead Hospital | 300 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| First Step Iapt | 245 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Freeflow Counselling Service | 40 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.0% |
| Gaddum Centre | 15 | 92.0% | 100.0% | – |
| Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | 470 | 91.0% | 99.0% | 53.0% |
| Grange Park Clinic Monkmouth Hospital Sunderland Locality | 140 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Hammersmith & Fulham Talking Therapies | 250 | 88.0% | 100.0% | 55.0% |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 1,425 | 70.0% | 91.0% | 45.0% |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 675 | 91.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (Tekhnicon House) | 260 | 92.0% | 100.0% | 45.0% |
| Herts Mind Network (Hemel Hempstead) | 20 | 52.0% | 95.0% | 32.0% |
| Hmr Talking Therapies | 215 | 23.0% | 96.0% | 43.0% |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 305 | 83.0% | 96.0% | 51.0% |
| Hounslow Talking Therapies | 255 | 74.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust | 360 | 76.0% | 89.0% | 57.0% |
| Iapt Services | 295 | 65.0% | 99.0% | 51.0% |
| Iccs | 335 | 95.0% | 99.0% | 50.0% |
| Ieso Digital Health (UK) | 240 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Kendray Hospital | 180 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Kingston Talking Therapies | 125 | 83.0% | 99.0% | 66.0% |
| Lambeth Psychological Therapies Service (Lambeth Iapt) | 605 | 90.0% | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Hq | 1,310 | 76.0% | 100.0% | 45.0% |
| Lancashire Women (Eltt) | 105 | 94.0% | 99.0% | 57.0% |
| Lea Vale Medical Group (Hq) | 145 | 25.0% | 95.0% | 39.0% |
| Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 435 | 71.0% | 93.0% | 49.0% |
| Lewisham Psychological Therapies Service (Lewisham Iapt) | 345 | 91.0% | 99.0% | 44.0% |
| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 725 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Livewell Southwest | 270 | 76.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Living Well Consortium (Herbert Road) | 625 | 79.0% | 98.0% | 55.0% |
| Making Space | 15 | 56.0% | 100.0% | 47.0% |
| Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | 995 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Merton Iapt | 195 | 94.0% | 98.0% | 44.0% |
| Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 1,710 | 45.0% | 94.0% | 52.0% |
| Mill House | 270 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| Mind in Barnet (North Finchley) | 5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | – |
| Mind in Bexley (Hq) | 165 | 93.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Mind in Enfield | 25 | 37.0% | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| Mind in Mid Herts - Hatfield Road | 20 | – | – | 53.0% |
| Mind Matters Surrey NHS | 795 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Navigo Health and Social Care CIC | 170 | 68.0% | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Newham Talking Therapies | 405 | 78.0% | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies | 615 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies: Vita Health Group and We Are with You | 1,435 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| NHS Northumberland Talking Therapies | 295 | 66.0% | 100.0% | 52.0% |
| NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies | 645 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| NHS Talking Therapies Nottinghamshire | 1,115 | 85.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| NHS Wirral Talking Therapies | 445 | 78.0% | 94.0% | 48.0% |
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 1,710 | 82.0% | 100.0% | 55.0% |
| North East London NHS Foundation Trust | 905 | 81.0% | 97.0% | 51.0% |
| North London NHS Foundation Trust | 900 | 89.0% | 99.0% | 50.0% |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 510 | 58.0% | 98.0% | 56.0% |
| Northwick Park Hospital | 260 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Nouvita Limited | 75 | 18.0% | 99.0% | 38.0% |
| Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust | 310 | 89.0% | 97.0% | 54.0% |
| Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust | 620 | 81.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Pure Innovations Limited | 15 | 77.0% | 92.0% | 46.0% |
| Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust | 595 | 77.0% | 84.0% | 47.0% |
| Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 555 | 94.0% | 100.0% | 54.0% |
| Sign Health (Hq) | 15 | – | 53.0% | 38.0% |
| Six Degrees Social Enterprise CIC | 145 | 67.0% | 99.0% | 29.0% |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 480 | 74.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 505 | 96.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Southwark Psychological Therapies Services (Southwark Iapt) | 370 | 88.0% | 99.0% | 50.0% |
| St John's Health Centre | 165 | 99.0% | 99.0% | 44.0% |
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | 635 | 91.0% | 100.0% | 55.0% |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 610 | 6.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| Sutton Iapt | 145 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 57.0% |
| Take Time to Talk | 245 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| Talking Matters Sefton | 185 | 96.0% | 99.0% | 47.0% |
| Talkplus | 315 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 55.0% |
| Tameside, Oldham, Glossop and Stockport Mind | 15 | – | 92.0% | – |
| Tees, Esk, Wear Valley NHS Trust (Durham) | 565 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| The Briary Unit | 400 | 73.0% | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| The Counselling Foundation Hq | 175 | 35.0% | 68.0% | 34.0% |
| The Village Practice (Thornton) | 40 | 87.0% | 95.0% | 51.0% |
| Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies | 340 | 86.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Turning Point | 570 | 86.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Derby and Derbyshire Talking Therapies | 900 | 89.0% | 99.0% | 53.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Newcastle Iapt | 445 | 91.0% | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Vita Minds Basildon & Brentwood | 175 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Vitaminds Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire | 690 | 81.0% | 100.0% | 59.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Vitaminds Calderdale | 155 | 95.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Vita Health Group: Vitaminds West Essex | 175 | 97.0% | 100.0% | 58.0% |
| Vitaminds: Llr | 695 | 99.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Wallsend Health Centre | 240 | 86.0% | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| Wandsworth Iapt | 370 | 83.0% | 100.0% | 57.0% |
| Warrington Psychological Service | 195 | 93.0% | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Waverley Road | 820 | 84.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| We Are Survivors (Salford) | 10 | – | – | – |
| We Are with You in Surrey | 155 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 53.0% |
| Westminster Wellbeing Service | 210 | 95.0% | 100.0% | 51.0% |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust | 440 | 93.0% | 99.0% | 47.0% |
Download as CSV. Providers with few patients can show large swings.
Where can I get help now?
If you need help urgently for your mental health, see NHS: Where to get urgent help for mental health, call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option, or call 999 in an emergency. More: mental health waiting times, CAMHS and ADHD.
Frequently asked questions
Can I refer myself to NHS Talking Therapies?
Yes, in England most people can refer themselves online or by phone without seeing a GP. Find your local service: NHS: Find an NHS Talking Therapies service.
What does the 6-week figure mean?
It is the share of people finishing a course of treatment in the month who had started treatment within 6 weeks of referral. It does not cover people still waiting.
Is there a wait between sessions?
Some people wait again after their first appointment before regular therapy starts. This “second wait” is not measured by the 6- and 18-week standards.
Does this cover Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
No. NHS Talking Therapies is the service in England. The other nations run their own psychological therapy services and publish separate figures.
How should I cite these figures?
Waiting Times UK, “NHS Talking Therapies waiting times”, NHS England NHS Talking Therapies monthly statistics, August 2026, https://waitingtimesuk.co.uk/waiting-times/mental-health/talking-therapies (accessed [date]). Where possible, cite the official publisher too.
Who wrote this page and where do the figures come from?
Written and maintained by the Waiting Times UK editorial team at Oaknest Media Ltd, an independent publisher that is not part of the NHS. Every figure is taken from an official publication, shown with its date, and linked below; where we add up or compare figures ourselves we say so. This page has not been reviewed by a clinician and is not medical advice. Page last updated 1 November 2026, from the data files named below. Figures change when the publisher releases new data.
Sub-national counts are rounded to the nearest 5 and small numbers are suppressed by the publisher.
- NHS England: NHS Talking Therapies monthly statistics, August 2026 (published 8 October 2026)
- NHS: Find an NHS Talking Therapies service
- NHS: Where to get urgent help for mental health
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