Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111346

NHS: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

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

Karin Smyth
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...

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