Completed elective cases, by type, March 2010 to August 2025

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing Completed elective cases, by type, March 2010 to August 2025. Both admitted and non-admitted activity dropped sharply in 2020 and have since recovered to varying degrees. Non-admitted activity has grown steadily but remains below its pre-Covid trend, while admitted activity has stabilised very close to pre-pandemic levels.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of NHS England, ‘Referral to treatment waiting times’ ('Full time series' table), August 2025.Notes: Figures relate to England. The ‘trend’ lines are seasonal forecasts, using pre-Covid data as the baseline. This shows a rolling 3-month average. This includes cases completed in both the NHS and independent sector.Get the dataEmbed Download image