By Professor John Robertson OBA

From Public Health Scotland today:

80.2% of people of all ages started their treatment within 18 weeks of referral, compared to 79.3% of people for the previous quarter, and 78.8% of people for the quarter ending June 2023. 50% of the people of all ages starting treatment started within 4 weeks of referral, which is the same as the previous quarter and for quarter ending June 2023.

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/psychological-therapies-waiting-times/psychological-therapies-waiting-times-quarter-ending-june-2024/

18 weeks? 90%?

In NHS Wales, under less-ambitious Labour:

Welsh Government aims for 80% of people to access specialist psychological therapies within six months [26 weeks] of a referral……..even that much easier target has never been met.

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/hundreds-of-people-in-wales-wait-more-than-a-year-for-help-with-their-mental-health/

The OBA – https://scotsindependent.scot/?page_id=116