Historical trend
Trend summary
Mental health waits (within 6 weeks) was 87% in 2026-05, down from 88% in 2026-04.
Trend
- Over the available record (2023-11–2026-05), it has ranged from 87% in 2026-05 to 93% in 2024-04.
- The most recent reading is the lowest in the available record.
Context
- NHS Talking Therapies statistics are published monthly by NHS England; they cover NICE-approved psychological therapies for depression and anxiety.
- The six-week access standard replaced an earlier 18-week standard; comparisons before and after the 2012 target change require care.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- NHS Digital
- Update frequency
- Monthly
- Last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Next update
- 10 August 2026
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 87 %
- Period high
- 90 %
- Period low
- 87 %
- Period average
- 89 %