Patients Waiting 18 Weeks or Less From Referral to Hospital Treatment

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS) England: NHS Oversight Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients waiting to start non-emergency consultant-led treatment who were waiting 18 weeks or less at the end of the reporting period.

Numerator

Number of incomplete pathways at or within 18 weeks at the end of the reporting period.

Denominator

Total number of incomplete pathways at the end of the reporting period.

Exclusions

Referral to Treatment pathways commissioned by non-English commissioners.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Patient Administration Systems submitted as aggregate monthly data to NHS England.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

NHS England monthly referral to treatment waiting times website.

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025