[{"id":117980,"date":"2026-06-11T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/?page_id=117980"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:31:33","slug":"rtt-data-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/statistical-work-areas\/rtt-waiting-times\/rtt-data-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times Data 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/rtt-waiting-times\/\">Click here to return to main RTT page<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are interested in England level or regional waiting times please use the \u201c<strong>Commissioner Data<\/strong>\u201d files.<\/li>\n<li>If you are interested in waiting times at provider trusts then please use the \u201c<strong>Provider Data<\/strong>\u201d files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incomplete pathways<\/strong> are waiting times for cases where patients are still waiting to start treatment at the end of the month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admitted pathways<\/strong> are waiting times for cases where patients completed their RTT pathway during the month with an inpatient\/day case admission for treatment.\u00a0 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-admitted pathways<\/strong> are waiting times for cases where patients completed their RTT pathway during the month for reasons other than an inpatient\/day case admission for treatment (e.g. started treatment in an outpatient setting or a non-treatment clock stop).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incomplete pathways with a decision to admit for treatment<\/strong> are waiting times for cases where patients are still 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New RTT periods<\/strong> are the number of new RTT pathways where the clock start date is within the reporting month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Revisions are published periodically (usually every six months) in line with NHS England Analytical Service team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/code-compliance\/#Unifypolicy\">revisions policy.<\/a> Referral to treatment data for December 2025 and March 2026 was revised on 9th July 2026.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 60.9816%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><a href=\"#Apr26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Apr26<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><a href=\"#May26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">May26<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><a href=\"#Jun26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Jun26<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><a href=\"#Jul26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Jul26<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><a href=\"#Aug26\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Aug26<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Sep26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Oct26<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Nov26<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Dec26<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Jan27<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Feb27<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Mar27<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>England-level time series<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RTT-Overview-Timeseries-Including-Estimates-for-Missing-Trusts-Aug26-XLS-139K-vjgRdG.xlsx\">RTT Overview Timeseries Including Estimates for Missing Trusts Aug26 (XLS, 139K)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Missing-data-adjustments-to-Aug26-XLSX-109K-vjgRdG.xlsx\">Missing data adjustments to Aug26 (XLSX, 109K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest waiting times by hospital trust<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Download-Waiting-Times-by-Hospital-Trust-Aug26-XLS-10M-vjgRdG.xls\">Download Waiting Times by Hospital Trust Aug26 (XLS, 10M)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest statistical press notice<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Aug26-RTT-statistical-press-notice-PDF-389K-vjgRdG.pdf\">Aug26 RTT statistical press notice (PDF, 389K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest full extract CSV data file<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Full-CSV-data-file-Aug26-ZIP-3M-vjgRdG.zip\">Full CSV data file Aug26 (ZIP, 3M)<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a name=\"Aug26\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Aug 2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Incomplete-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">Incomplete Commissioner Aug26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Incomplete-Provider-Aug26-XLSX-9M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">Incomplete Provider Aug26 (XLSX, 9M)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Admitted-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-2M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">Admitted Commissioner Aug26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/NonAdmitted-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-2M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Commissioner Aug26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/New-Periods-Commissioner-Aug26-XLSX-154K-vjgRdG.xlsx\">New Periods Commissioner Aug26 (XLSX, 154K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Admitted-Provider-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">Admitted Provider Aug26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/NonAdmitted-Provider-Aug26-XLSX-4M-vjgRdG.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Provider Aug26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/New-Periods-Provider-Aug26-XLSX-390K-vjgRdG.xlsx\">New Periods Provider Aug26 (XLSX, 390K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Full-CSV-data-file-Aug26-ZIP-3M-vjgRdG.zip\">Full CSV data file Aug26 (ZIP, 3M)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Jul26\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Jul 2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Incomplete-Commissioner-Jul26-XLSX-4M-97ylx5.xlsx\">Incomplete Commissioner Jul26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Incomplete-Provider-Jul26-XLSX-9M-97ylx5.xlsx\">Incomplete Provider Jul26 (XLSX, 9M)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Admitted-Commissioner-Jul26-XLSX-2M-97ylx5.xlsx\">Admitted Commissioner Jul26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/NonAdmitted-Commissioner-Jul26-XLSX-2M-97ylx5.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Commissioner Jul26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/New-Periods-Commissioner-Jul26-XLSX-154K-97ylx5.xlsx\">New Periods Commissioner Jul26 (XLSX, 154K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Admitted-Provider-Jul26-XLSX-4M-97ylx5.xlsx\">Admitted Provider Jul26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/NonAdmitted-Provider-Jul26-XLSX-4M-97ylx5.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Provider Jul26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/New-Periods-Provider-Jul26-XLSX-390K-97ylx5.xlsx\">New Periods Provider Jul26 (XLSX, 390K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Full-CSV-data-file-Jul26-ZIP-4M-97ylx5.zip\">Full CSV data file Jul26 (ZIP, 4M)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Jun26\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Jun 2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Incomplete-Commissioner-Jun26-XLSX-4M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">Incomplete Commissioner Jun26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Incomplete-Provider-Jun26-XLSX-9M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">Incomplete Provider Jun26 (XLSX, 9M)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Admitted-Commissioner-Jun26-XLSX-2M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">Admitted Commissioner Jun26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/NonAdmitted-Commissioner-Jun26-XLSX-2M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Commissioner Jun26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/New-Periods-Commissioner-Jun26-XLSX-147K-6jPlxd.xlsx\">New Periods Commissioner Jun26 (XLSX, 147K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Admitted-Provider-Jun26-XLSX-4M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">Admitted Provider Jun26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/NonAdmitted-Provider-Jun26-XLSX-4M-6jPlxd.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Provider Jun26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/New-Periods-Provider-Jun26-XLSX-386K-6jPlxd.xlsx\">New Periods Provider Jun26 (XLSX, 386K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Full-CSV-data-file-Jun26-ZIP-3M-6jPlxd.zip\">Full CSV data file Jun26 (ZIP, 3M)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"May26\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Incomplete-Commissioner-May26-XLSX-4M-3jBgba.xlsx\">Incomplete Commissioner May26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Incomplete-Provider-May26-XLSX-9M-3jBgba.xlsx\">Incomplete Provider May26 (XLSX, 9M)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Admitted-Commissioner-May26-XLSX-2M-3jBgba.xlsx\">Admitted Commissioner May26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/NonAdmitted-Commissioner-May26-XLSX-2M-3jBgba.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Commissioner May26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/New-Periods-Commissioner-May26-XLSX-154K-3jBgba.xlsx\">New Periods Commissioner May26 (XLSX, 154K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Admitted-Provider-May26-XLSX-4M-3jBgba.xlsx\">Admitted Provider May26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/NonAdmitted-Provider-May26-XLSX-4M-3jBgba.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Provider May26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/New-Periods-Provider-May26-XLSX-391K-3jBgba.xlsx\">New Periods Provider May26 (XLSX, 391K<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Full-CSV-data-file-May26-ZIP-3M-3jBgba.zip\">Full CSV data file May26 (ZIP, 3M)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Apr26\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2026<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Incomplete-Commissioner-Apr26-XLSX-4M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">Incomplete Commissioner Apr26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Incomplete-Provider-Apr26-XLSX-9M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">Incomplete Provider Apr26 (XLSX, 9M)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Admitted-Commissioner-Apr26-XLSX-2M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">Admitted Commissioner Apr26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NonAdmitted-Commissioner-Apr26-XLSX-2M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Commissioner Apr26 (XLSX, 2M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/New-Periods-Commissioner-Apr26-XLSX-154K-X7gGnn.xlsx\">New Periods Commissioner Apr26 (XLSX, 154K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Admitted-Provider-Apr26-XLSX-4M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">Admitted Provider Apr26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/NonAdmitted-Provider-Apr26-XLSX-4M-X7gGnn.xlsx\">NonAdmitted Provider Apr26 (XLSX, 4M)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/New-Periods-Provider-Apr26-XLSX-389K-X7gGnn.xlsx\">New Periods Provider Apr26 (XLSX, 389K)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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