"An estimated 7.31 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of November 2025, relating to 6.17 million patients, down from 7.40 million treatments and 6.24 patients at the end of October. The number of treatments waiting to be carried out is now at its lowest level since February 2023, when it stood at 7.22 million. The list hit a record high in September 2023, with 7.77 million treatments and 6.50 million patients."
"For too long, patients were promised change in the NHS but saw little of it. This government is turning promises into change people can actually feel. Waiting lists are down by more than 312,000 and more patients are being treated within 18 weeks. November saw the second biggest monthly drop in waiting lists in 15 years. That means faster care, less anxiety for families and people back on their feet and back to work."
November 2025 saw the second-biggest monthly drop in the NHS waiting list in 15 years outside the pandemic's early days. An estimated 7.31 million treatments were waiting at the end of November 2025, relating to 6.17 million patients, down from 7.40 million treatments and 6.24 million patients at the end of October. The number of treatments waiting is the lowest since February 2023, when it stood at 7.22 million, after a record high of 7.77 million treatments and 6.50 million patients in September 2023. For too long, patients were promised change in the NHS but saw little of it. Before Christmas the government asked 63 councils whether they wanted to postpone May local elections because of reorganisation; 23 have asked for a delay and 34 will hold elections.
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