Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times Data 2016-17

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  • If you are interested in England level or regional waiting times please use the “Commissioner Data” files.
  • If you are interested in waiting times at provider trusts then please use the “Provider Data” files.

  • Incomplete pathways are waiting times for patients waiting to start treatment at the end of the month.
  • Admitted pathways are waiting times (time waited) for patients whose treatment started during the month and involved admission to hospital (until September 2015 adjustments were made to admitted pathways for clock pauses, where a patient had declined reasonable offers of admission and chose to wait longer).
  • Non-admitted pathways are waiting times (time waited) for patients whose treatment started during the month and did not involve admission to hospital.
  • Incomplete pathways with a decision to admit for treatment are waiting times for patients waiting to start treatment at the end of the month where a clinical decision to admit to a hospital bed for treatment has been made.
  • New RTT periods are the number of new RTT pathways where the clock start date is within the reporting month.

Revisions are published periodically (usually every six months) in line with NHS England Analytical Service team’s revisions policy.

Referral to treatment data for October 2015 to March 2016 was revised on 14 July 2016.

Referral to treatment data for April to September 2016 was revised on 12 January 2017.

Corrected incomplete pathway provider and commissioner files for December 2016 were published on 9 March 2017.

Referral to treatment data for October 2016 to March 2017 was revised on 13 July 2017.


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March 2017

Incomplete Commissioner Mar17 revised (XLS, 4345K)
Incomplete Provider Mar17 revised v2 (XLS, 4181K)

Admitted Commissioner Mar17 revised (XLS, 2116K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Mar17 revised (XLS, 2122K)
New Periods Commissioner Mar17 revised (XLS, 584K)

Admitted Provider Mar17 revised (XLS, 3757K)
NonAdmitted Provider Mar17 revised (XLS, 3775K)
New Periods Provider Mar17 revised (XLS, 970K)

Full CSV data file Mar17 revised (ZIP, 2872K)


February 2017

Incomplete Commissioner Feb17 revised (XLS, 4345K)
Incomplete Provider Feb17 revised v2 (XLS, 4171K)

Admitted Commissioner Feb17 revised (XLS, 2115K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Feb17 revised (XLS, 2122K)
New Periods Commissioner Feb17 revised (XLS, 584K)

Admitted Provider Feb17 revised (XLS, 3747K)
NonAdmitted Provider Feb17 revised (XLS, 3756K)
New Periods Provider Feb17 revised (XLS, 968K)

Full CSV data file Feb17 revised (ZIP, 2815K)


January 2017

Incomplete Commissioner Jan17 revised (XLS, 4346K)
Incomplete Provider Jan17 revised v2 (XLS, 4165K)

Admitted Commissioner Jan17 revised (XLS, 2111K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Jan17 revised (XLS, 2124K)
New Periods Commissioner Jan17 revised (XLS, 584K)

Admitted Provider Jan17 revised (XLS, 3741K)
NonAdmitted Provider Jan17 revised (XLS, 3757K)
New Periods Provider Jan17 revised (XLS, 966K)

Full CSV data file Jan17 revised (ZIP, 2839K)


December 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Dec16 revised (XLS, 4346K)
Incomplete Provider Dec16 revised v2 (XLS, 4145K)

Admitted Commissioner Dec16 revised (XLS, 2116K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Dec16 revised (XLS, 2121K)
New Periods Commissioner Dec16 revised (XLS, 579K)

Admitted Provider Dec16 revised (XLS, 3720K)
NonAdmitted Provider Dec16 revised (XLS, 3738K)
New Periods Provider Dec16 revised (XLS, 962K)

Full CSV data file Dec16 revised (ZIP, 2753K)


November 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Nov16 revised (XLS, 4397K)
Incomplete Provider Nov16 revised v2 (XLS, 4153K)

Admitted Commissioner Nov16 revised (XLS, 2128K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Nov16 revised (XLS, 2134K)
New Periods Commissioner Nov16 revised (XLS, 597K)

Admitted Provider Nov16 revised (XLS, 3741K)
NonAdmitted Provider Nov16 revised (XLS, 3759K)
New Periods Provider Nov16 revised (XLS, 977K)

Full CSV data file Nov16 revised (ZIP, 2856K)


October 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Oct16 revised (XLS, 4359K)
Incomplete Provider Oct16 revised v2 (XLS, 4159K)

Admitted Commissioner Oct16 revised (XLS, 2128K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Oct16 revised (XLS, 2133K)
New Periods Commissioner Oct16 revised (XLS, 579K)

Admitted Provider Oct16 revised (XLS, 3760K)
NonAdmitted Provider Oct16 revised (XLS, 3767K)
New Periods Provider Oct16 revised (XLS, 979K)

Full CSV data file Oct16 revised (ZIP, 2826K)


September 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Sep16 Revised (XLS, 4416K)
Incomplete Provider Sep16 Revised v2 (XLS, 4117K)

Admitted Commissioner Sep16 Revised (XLS, 2132K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Sep16 Revised (XLS, 2136K)
New Periods Commissioner Sep16 Revised (XLS, 651K)

Admitted Provider Sep16 Revised (XLS, 3716K)
NonAdmitted Provider Sep16 Revised (XLS, 3732K)
New Periods Provider Sep16 Revised (XLS, 1023K)

Full CSV data file Sep16 Revised (ZIP, 3036K)


August 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Aug16 Revised (XLS, 4397K)
Incomplete Provider Aug16 Revised v2 (XLS, 4096K)

Admitted Commissioner Aug16 Revised (XLS, 2131K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Aug16 Revised (XLS, 2135K)
New Periods Commissioner Aug16 Revised (XLS, 632K)

Admitted Provider Aug16 Revised (XLS, 3698K)
NonAdmitted Provider Aug16 Revised (XLS, 3714K)
New Periods Provider Aug16 Revised (XLS, 999K)

Full CSV data file Aug16 Revised (ZIP, 3009K)


July 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Jul16 Revised (XLS, 4378K)
Incomplete Provider Jul16 Revised v2 (XLS, 4099K)

Admitted Commissioner Jul16 Revised (XLS, 2132K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Jul16 Revised (XLS, 2135K)
New Periods Commissioner Jul16 Revised (XLS, 615K)

Admitted Provider Jul16 Revised (XLS, 3707K)
NonAdmitted Provider Jul16 Revised (XLS, 3723K)
New Periods Provider Jul16 Revised (XLS, 984K)

Full CSV data file Jul16 Revised (ZIP, 2977K)


June 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Jun16 Revised (XLS, 4378K)
Incomplete Provider Jun16 Revised v2 (XLS, 4077K)

Admitted Commissioner Jun16 Revised (XLS, 2132K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Jun16 Revised (XLS, 2136K)
New Periods Commissioner Jun16 Revised (XLS, 615K)

Admitted Provider Jun16 Revised (XLS, 3689K)
NonAdmitted Provider Jun16 Revised (XLS, 3706K)
New Periods Provider Jun16 Revised (XLS, 980K)

Full CSV data file Jun16 Revised (ZIP, 2995K)


May 2016

Incomplete Commissioner May16 Revised (XLS, 4377K)
Incomplete Provider May16 Revised (XLS, 7669K)

Admitted Commissioner May16 Revised (XLS, 2132K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner May16 Revised (XLS, 2136K)
New Periods Commissioner May16 Revised (XLS, 615K)

Admitted Provider May16 Revised (XLS, 3707K)
NonAdmitted Provider May16 Revised (XLS, 3715K)
New Periods Provider May16 Revised (XLS, 984K)

Full CSV data file May16 Revised (ZIP, 2989K)


April 2016

Incomplete Commissioner Apr16 Revised (XLS, 4358K)
Incomplete Provider Apr16 Revised (XLS, 7651K)

Admitted Commissioner Apr16 Revised (XLS, 2132K)
NonAdmitted Commissioner Apr16 Revised (XLS, 2136K)
New Periods Commissioner Apr16 Revised (XLS, 615K)

Admitted Provider Apr16 Revised (XLS, 3707K)
NonAdmitted Provider Apr16 Revised (XLS, 3715K)
New Periods Provider Apr16 Revised (XLS, 984K)

Full CSV data file Apr16 Revised (ZIP, 2964K)