NHS: Standards
Commons · Question 101607 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the month-by-month progress that will be needed to be compliant with the NHS' 92 per cent 18-week target by March 2029; and what progress has been made to date in 202
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 14 Jan 2026
We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment.NHS England’s 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidan...