NHS England
10 publications cited on 55 pages across The Health Guide.
Referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times statistics, July 2026 data
10 September 2026 · primary source
- Diabetes and insurance cover: type 1, type 2 and underwriting — Guide
- Endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS and insurance cover — Guide
- Epilepsy and insurance cover — Guide
- Health insurance costs where you live: how location shapes price — Guide
- Heart conditions and insurance: cover, underwriting and claims — Guide
- High blood pressure and insurance: how underwriters treat it — Guide
- How the NHS and private healthcare fit together — Guide
- Insurance after a heart attack: what you can still get — Guide
- Menopause and insurance cover — Guide
- Neurological conditions and insurance cover — Guide
- Private health insurance in Birmingham and the Midlands — Guide
- Private health insurance in London: hospitals, costs and choices — Guide
- Private health insurance in Manchester and the North West — Guide
- Private health insurance in Northern Ireland — Guide
- Private health insurance in rural areas of the UK — Guide
- Private health insurance in Scotland: NHS context and cover — Guide
- Private health insurance in Wales: NHS context and cover — Guide
- Private healthcare in Brighton — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Bristol — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Cambridge — Where you live
- Private healthcare in England — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Leeds — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Leicester — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Liverpool — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Newcastle — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Nottingham — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Oxford — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Reading — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Sheffield — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Southampton — Where you live
- Self-pay healthcare costs explained: paying for treatment directly — Guide
- Stroke, TIA and insurance cover — Guide
- Weight, cholesterol and insurance underwriting — Guide
- What does private health insurance cover? — Guide
- What is the NHS 18-week waiting time standard? — Guide
My Planned Care — hospital waiting time information
Continuously updated; checked 15 September 2026 · primary source
- Private healthcare in Brighton — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Bristol — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Cambridge — Where you live
- Private healthcare in England — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Leeds — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Leicester — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Liverpool — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Newcastle — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Nottingham — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Oxford — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Reading — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Sheffield — Where you live
- Private healthcare in Southampton — Where you live
Cancer Waiting Times, June 2026 — Provider Based — Provisional
13 August 2026 · primary source
- Can you get health insurance after cancer? — Guide
- Does private health insurance cover cancer surgery? — Guide
- Does private health insurance cover cancer treatment? — Guide
- Does private health insurance cover chemotherapy? — Guide
- Does private health insurance cover radiotherapy? — Guide
- How do you make a cancer claim on health insurance? — Guide
- How does health insurance treat pre-existing cancer? — Guide
- How much does private cancer treatment cost in the UK? — Guide
- NHS and private cancer care: access and payment — Guide
- What limits apply to private cancer cover? — Guide
Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times Data 2026–27
Accessed 15 September 2026 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
Elective recovery: a partnership agreement between the NHS and the independent sector
6 January 2025 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
Health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop
14 May 2026 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data, July 2026 — Statistical Press Notice
10 September 2026 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
Patient choice guidance
19 December 2023 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
Reforming elective care for patients
6 January 2025 · primary source
- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment? — Guide
- Does going private affect your NHS care? — Guide
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists? — Guide
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work? — Guide
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK? — Guide
- How long are NHS waiting times right now? — Guide
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment? — Guide
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long? — Guide
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it? — Guide
Referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data 2025-26
Accessed 15 September 2026 · primary source