Publication, Part of NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics Including Employment Advisors
NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics Including Employment Advisors, Performance March 2026 and Quarter 4 2025/26 data
Official statistics
Guidance on the recording of Internet Enabled Therapies (IETs) changed in January 2026 and therefore may impact the results of measures relating to IETs.
Please see IAPT 2.1 Digital enabled Therapy Guidance for the latest guidance.
For more information on the measures impacted please see the NHS Talking Therapies Metadata document.
1 January 2026 00:00 AM
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.
88.3% 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 'IAPT v2.1 guidance document' at NHS Talking Therapies data set reports.
5 See NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression - Service standards
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