Number and share waiting over 52 weeks for elective treatment England 2007-2022

In August 2021, there were a total of seven million people in England waiting for elective treatment. Of these, over 387 thousand had been waiting for more than 52 weeks. This equates to 5.5 percent, much more than the zero standard set by NHS, where no one should wait for over a year for elective treatment. Percentage of long waits (though not numbers) were down or close to zero from 2012 but began to rise when the COVID-19 pandemic started. This statistic displays the number and percentage of patients waiting more than 52 weeks for elective (non-urgent) treatment in England from August 2007 to August 2022.

Number and percentage of patients waiting more than 52 weeks for elective (non-urgent) treatment in England from August 2007 to August 2022

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2007-2022

Supplementary notes

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
The NHS England standard since 2013/14 states that no-one should wait more than 52 weeks (ie over a year) for elective (non-urgent) treatment, eg cataract surgery or a knee replacement from their referral to their first treatment.

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