NHS Referral to Treatment Waiting Times: Annual Report for England

Annual statistics on patient waiting times from referral to treatment within England's National Health Service. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is published by the Department of Health and Social Care. The latest update was recorded on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in healthcare access delays based on annual waiting time statistics.
• Model the impact of policy changes on patient throughput based on referral-to-treatment intervals.
• Benchmark NHS performance across different periods using official national statistics.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating a formal quality assurance process.
• The dataset is updated regularly, with a last recorded update on 2026-07-08.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level details are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Health and Social Care

Time Range

Calendar year, as indicated by the annual report format.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:06.054503

Geography

England