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NHS delivers record numbers of treatments as waiting list drops to 26-month low

10 July 2025

Community health services
Elective care
General practice
Urgent and emergency care

Hardworking NHS staff delivered record numbers of treatments as the waiting list fell in May for the first time in 17 years*, new figures reveal today. Monthly NHS data shows the overall waiting list dropped by nearly 30,000 in May to 7.36 million – the lowest total since March 2023 – with 60.9% waiting 18 […]