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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Airedale NHS Foundation Trust since 14 March 2019. Its judgements from then are still on CQC’s own site and are not shown here, because a rating more than 3 years old is not what CQC currently says about a body.

Read what CQC publishes on its own site

Against the national standards

The measures NHS England publishes against a provider every month, each drawn against the standard set for it. The standards differ: 95% of A&E attendances within four hours, 85% of urgent cancer referrals treated within sixty-two days, 99% of diagnostic tests within six weeks. A figure read against the wrong one says nothing, so no two of these charts share a line and the three cancer standards are never added together.

Hover or use the arrow keys to read any month, with the figures the percentage was worked out from. Every chart opens as a table.

A&E Wait Times

Patients seen within four hours

59.4%Aug 2026, 4,005 of 6,738 attendances

+0.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −35.6 points

50%75%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 59.4 per cent, 4,005 of 6,738 attendances. Below the 95% standard.

All 17 months as a table
A&E Wait Times by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf attendances
Aug 202659.4%, Below the 95% standard4,005 of 6,738
Jul 202659.2%, Below the 95% standard4,241 of 7,169
Jun 202659.0%, Below the 95% standard4,206 of 7,128
May 202658.8%, Below the 95% standard4,087 of 6,948
Apr 202663.8%, Below the 95% standard4,110 of 6,447
Mar 202668.4%, Below the 95% standard4,466 of 6,526
Feb 202660.7%, Below the 95% standard3,565 of 5,872
Jan 202661.8%, Below the 95% standard4,212 of 6,812
Dec 202566.7%, Below the 95% standard4,401 of 6,596
Nov 202563.6%, Below the 95% standard4,330 of 6,810
Oct 202566.0%, Below the 95% standard4,676 of 7,088
Sept 202565.3%, Below the 95% standard4,390 of 6,726
Aug 202567.4%, Below the 95% standard4,637 of 6,883
Jul 202572.8%, Below the 95% standard5,202 of 7,145
Jun 202569.6%, Below the 95% standard4,797 of 6,892
May 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard4,729 of 6,929
Apr 202566.6%, Below the 95% standard4,483 of 6,729
Dips every January are national, not local. NHS England monthly A&E data

Waiting times (RTT)

Referral to treatment: waiting under eighteen weeks to start treatment

71.4%Jul 2026, 10,438 of 14,618 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −20.6 points

60%80%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 71.4 per cent, 10,438 of 14,618 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 14 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202671.4%, Below the 92% standard10,438 of 14,618
Jun 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard10,048 of 14,155
May 202671.4%, Below the 92% standard10,167 of 14,234
Apr 202672.3%, Below the 92% standard10,375 of 14,344
Mar 202673.4%, Below the 92% standard10,420 of 14,202
Feb 202672.6%, Below the 92% standard10,602 of 14,603
Jan 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard10,256 of 14,438
Dec 202570.5%, Below the 92% standard10,103 of 14,336
Nov 202569.6%, Below the 92% standard9,831 of 14,125
Oct 202570.2%, Below the 92% standard9,895 of 14,098
Sept 202571.0%, Below the 92% standard9,812 of 13,819
Aug 202571.1%, Below the 92% standard9,973 of 14,032
Jul 202571.5%, Below the 92% standard10,102 of 14,138
Jun 202573.0%, Below the 92% standard10,107 of 13,846
Incomplete pathways: people still waiting, not those already treated. NHS England monthly RTT data

Diagnostic tests (DM01)

Waiting under six weeks for a scan, a scope or a test

95.7%Jul 2026, 3,931 of 4,109 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −3.3 points

80%90%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 95.7 per cent, 3,931 of 4,109 people waiting. Below the 99% standard.

All 4 months as a table
Diagnostic tests (DM01) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202695.7%, Below the 99% standard3,931 of 4,109
Jun 202695.3%, Below the 99% standard3,864 of 4,054
May 202694.4%, Below the 99% standard3,833 of 4,060
Apr 202694.5%, Below the 99% standard4,302 of 4,551
Fifteen test types together, from MRI to endoscopy. NHS England monthly diagnostics data

Cancer diagnosis (FDS)

Faster diagnosis standard: told the outcome within twenty-eight days

87.7%Jul 2026, 692 of 789 referrals

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +12.7 points

70%85%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 87.7 per cent, 692 of 789 referrals. Meets the 75% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer diagnosis (FDS) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf referrals
Jul 202687.7%, Meets the 75% standard692 of 789
Jun 202686.7%, Meets the 75% standard575 of 663
May 202683.4%, Meets the 75% standard553 of 663
Apr 202677.4%, Meets the 75% standard508 of 656
Mar 202684.5%, Meets the 75% standard646 of 764
Feb 202682.5%, Meets the 75% standard560 of 679
Jan 202676.7%, Meets the 75% standard575 of 750
Told whether they have cancer, not treated for it. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (31-day)

Decision to treat to first treatment within thirty-one days

98.2%Jul 2026, 109 of 111 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +2.2 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 98.2 per cent, 109 of 111 treatments. Meets the 96% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (31-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202698.2%, Meets the 96% standard109 of 111
Jun 202698.1%, Meets the 96% standard105 of 107
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard117 of 117
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard148 of 148
Mar 202698.4%, Meets the 96% standard126 of 128
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard98 of 98
Jan 202699.3%, Meets the 96% standard142 of 143
Starts at the decision to treat, so it excludes the wait to diagnose. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (62-day)

Urgent referral to first treatment within sixty-two days

88.9%Jul 2026, 76 of 85.5 treatments

+7.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 85% standard · +3.9 points

60%80%100%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 88.9 per cent, 76 of 85.5 treatments. Meets the 85% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (62-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202688.9%, Meets the 85% standard76 of 85.5
Jun 202681.0%, Below the 85% standard59.5 of 73.5
May 202673.5%, Below the 85% standard62.5 of 85
Apr 202684.2%, Below the 85% standard80 of 95
Mar 202681.5%, Below the 85% standard72.5 of 89
Feb 202672.2%, Below the 85% standard54.5 of 75.5
Jan 202681.0%, Below the 85% standard74.5 of 92
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times