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NHS: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 111346 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the reduction in NHS waiting lists since April 2025 is attributable to patient removals; and if he will publish a breakdown of waiting-list change by treatment status.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026

Waiting list management information is published, by week, each month, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/wlmds/Referral-to-treatment (RTT) data is published monthly, for t...