The NHS in Gloucestershire has made significant progress in reducing the longest waits for treatment (planned care operations and procedures), with the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks cut by almost two thirds in the last twelve months from 3,000 in March 2024 to just over 1,000 today.
We continue to work hard to meet the ambitious 18-week target (the government target is to reach 92% by March 2029), with 67.4% of patients being treated within this timeframe in January, compared to 58.9% nationally.
The total size of the waiting list is now at just under 77,500, reduced by 3,600 from its highest levels in 2023.
The number of diagnostic tests and checks taking place in Gloucestershire continues to increase. We have seen the total number of tests delivered in a month reach a new all-time high on three occasions this financial year, most recently in January 2025, where almost 26,000 tests took place. This is an increase of 25% on the monthly average in the 2023/24 financial year.