Publication, Part of NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics Including Employment Advisors
NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics Including Employment Advisors, Performance March 2024 and Quarter 4 2023/24 data
Official statistics
Waiting Times
One of the stated targets of the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression programme is that for referrals finishing a course of treatment in the month, 75% access services within 6 weeks, and 95% within 18 weeks⁵. These are based on the waiting time between the referral date and the first attended treatment appointment.
92.3% of referrals waited less than 6 weeks to access NHS Talking Therapies services
The chart below shows that, nationally, waiting times measures have consistently been above the target, particularly the proportion seen within 6 weeks.
For an explanation of the terms used and further information about how measures are calculated in NHS Talking Therapies see the 'Guide to IAPT data and publications' at NHS Talking Therapies data set reports.
⁵ See p16-17 of The Mandate: A mandate from the Government to NHS England: April 2015 to March 2016, available at: The Mandate: A mandate from the Government to NHS England: April 2015 to March 2016
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