FoI Number
2025-100
Subject
Psychological Therapies Waiting Times
Date Received
12/05/2025
Request and Response
  1. Of those adults who started treatment at psychological therapies in a) 2023-24 and b) 2024-25 how many waited (i) 12 months, (ii) 13 months, (iii) 14 months, (iv) 15 months, (v) 16 months, (vi) 17 months, (vii) 18 months, (viii) 19 months, (ix) 20 months, (x) 21 months, (xi) 22 months, (xii) 23 months, (xiii) 24 months or more, to start their treatment following a referral.

Month

Waits 2023-24

Waits 2024-25

12-13

0

3

13-14

0

1

14-15

1

5

15-16

0

2

16-17

0

0

17-18

1

0

17-18

0

0

18-19

0

0

19-20

0

0

20-21

0

0

21-22

0

0

22-23

0

0

23-24

0

0

>24

0

1

  1. What was the longest (number of days) any adults who started treatment psychological therapies in a) 2023-24 and b) 2024-25 waited to begin their treatment following a referral.

2023-24 - 517 days

2024-25 - 1854 days

  1. Of those adults currently waiting to start treatment at psychological therapies, how many have been waiting (i) 12 months, (ii) 13 months, (iii) 14 months, (iv) 15 months, (v) 16 months, (vi) 17 months, (vii) 18 months, (viii) 19 months, (ix) 20 months, (x) 21 months, (xi) 22 months, (xii) 23 months, (xiii) 24 months or more, to start their treatment following a referral.

As of the end of April, 30/04/2025:

Month

Waits

12-13

2

13-14

2

14-15

1

15-16

0

16-17

1

17-18

0

17-18

0

18-19

0

19-20

0

20-21

1

21-22

0

22-23

0

23-24

0

>24

0

  1. What is the longest (number of days) adults currently waiting to start treatment at psychological therapies has been waiting to begin their treatment following a referral.

As of end of April, 30/04/2025, 643 days