NHS England providers ranked by incomplete referral-to-treatment pathways; March 2026.
NHS England provider trusts are ranked by incomplete referral-to-treatment pathways at the end of March 2026. The 15 rows use revised provider data and count pathways rather than unique patients. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had the largest total at 173,933 pathways. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust ranked second with 165,568.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid and South Essex | 173.9K | March 2026 |
| 2 | Manchester University | 165.6K | March 2026 |
| 3 | Royal Free London | 133.3K | March 2026 |
| 4 | Northern Care Alliance | 129K | March 2026 |
| 5 | Barts Health | 121.4K | March 2026 |
| 6 | University Hospitals of Leicester | 114K | March 2026 |
| 7 | University Hospitals Sussex | 112.5K | March 2026 |
| 8 | Guy's and St Thomas' | 105.6K | March 2026 |
| 9 | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton | 93.3K | March 2026 |
| 10 | University Hospitals Birmingham | 89.3K | March 2026 |
| 11 | East Suffolk and North Essex | 88.6K | March 2026 |
| 12 | Oxford University Hospitals | 88.1K | March 2026 |
| 13 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals | 85.1K | March 2026 |
| 14 | Bedfordshire Hospitals | 84.2K | March 2026 |
| 15 | King's College Hospital | 83.9K | March 2026 |
Source 1: Referral to Treatment Waiting Times
Publisher: NHS England
Dataset/table: Provider referral-to-treatment waiting lists
Units: pathways and percent
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports March 2026 incomplete-pathway totals and waiting-time distributions for NHS provider trusts.
The measure counts open referral-to-treatment pathways at month end; one person can have more than one pathway.
Provider totals were selected from the revised March 2026 incomplete-pathway records and ranked from highest to lowest.
Every row uses the same revised NHS England provider records, month and pathway definition.
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