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NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression, for adults. Official NHS England figures for August 2026, by the area people live in.
Hull
- 765 people were referred or referred themselves that month
- 320 were waiting to start treatment at the end of the month
East Riding of Yorkshire
- 660 people were referred or referred themselves that month
- 970 were waiting to start treatment at the end of the month, 310 of them for more than 90 days
Side by side
| Measure | Hull | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started treatment within 6 weeks of referral | 95% | 76% | 83.4% | at least 75% |
| Started treatment within 18 weeks of referral | 100% | 90% | 97.5% | at least 95% |
| Typical wait to start treatment | 7 days | 12 days | 18 days | |
| Average wait to start treatment | 9.6 days | 45.2 days | 25.1 days | |
| Waited more than 90 days between first and second session | 16% | 33% | 21.3% | at most 10% |
| Average wait from assessment to the more intensive therapy | 72.9 days | 146.7 days | 70 days | |
| Referrals that ended before any treatment | 26% | 29% | 35.5% | |
| Recovered, of those who finished a course | 53% | 57% | 50.3% | at least 50% |
Red: worse than England. Amber: better than England, but misses the national standard. Green: better than England and meets the standard. Black: about the same as England. Where there is no standard, green simply means better than England.
"Typical" is the middle value: half waited less and half waited longer. The average is pulled up by the longest waits, so a big gap between the two means some people waited a very long time. NHS England rounds small numbers and hides very small ones, shown here as n/a.
Reading these figures fairly
- The first session is not the whole story. The six-week standard is met when a first session happens. The wait for the second session, and for the more intensive therapy, is where people can be left waiting, which is why those are shown too.
- By where people live. Figures are for residents of each area, whichever service treated them.
- Adults only. Children's mental health services and community mental health teams are counted separately and are not shown here yet.
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