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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Asked by Tristan OsborneLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105604

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) December 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

At the start of July 2024, the number of pathways on the referral-to-treatment waiting list at the Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Foundation Trust was 44,761.

As of the latest published data for the end of November 2025, the number of pathways was 49,595. Published data is available at the following link:

https://data.england.nhs.uk/dashboard/rtt

Data for December 2025 will be published on 12 February 2026.

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