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Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust an overall rating. Under its single assessment framework it rates services and key questions rather than awarding one judgement for the whole body, so these are what it currently publishes. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Child and adolescent mental health wardsGood
    • CaringGood8 July 2020
    • EffectiveGood8 July 2020
    • ResponsiveGood8 July 2020
    • SafeRequires improvement8 July 2020
    • Well-ledGood8 July 2020
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood21 June 2018
    • EffectiveRequires improvement21 June 2018
    • ResponsiveGood21 June 2018
    • SafeGood21 June 2018
    • Well-ledGood21 June 2018
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleGood
    • CaringOutstanding8 July 2020
    • EffectiveGood8 July 2020
    • ResponsiveGood8 July 2020
    • SafeGood8 July 2020
    • Well-ledGood8 July 2020

Most recent judgement 25 June 2025.

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

89.4%Aug 2026, 4,134 of 4,626 attendances

+0.6 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −5.6 points

70%85%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 89.4 per cent, 4,134 of 4,626 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 202689.4%, Below the 95% standard4,134 of 4,626
Jul 202688.7%, Below the 95% standard5,145 of 5,798
Jun 202682.1%, Below the 95% standard5,044 of 6,141
May 202683.7%, Below the 95% standard5,377 of 6,425
Apr 202687.2%, Below the 95% standard5,286 of 6,060
Mar 202683.5%, Below the 95% standard5,543 of 6,640
Feb 202680.0%, Below the 95% standard4,462 of 5,576
Jan 202686.3%, Below the 95% standard5,189 of 6,012
Dec 202584.0%, Below the 95% standard5,719 of 6,808
Nov 202583.9%, Below the 95% standard5,644 of 6,725
Oct 202586.9%, Below the 95% standard5,600 of 6,441
Sept 202587.3%, Below the 95% standard4,602 of 5,271
Aug 202590.2%, Below the 95% standard3,879 of 4,303
Jul 202584.7%, Below the 95% standard4,580 of 5,409
Jun 202585.0%, Below the 95% standard4,918 of 5,785
May 202586.4%, Below the 95% standard5,308 of 6,141
Apr 202585.8%, Below the 95% standard4,870 of 5,674
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

67.7%Jul 2026, 11,752 of 17,351 people waiting

−1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −24.3 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 67.7 per cent, 11,752 of 17,351 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 202667.7%, Below the 92% standard11,752 of 17,351
Jun 202669.2%, Below the 92% standard11,824 of 17,095
May 202669.7%, Below the 92% standard11,814 of 16,962
Apr 202669.1%, Below the 92% standard11,598 of 16,793
Mar 202668.5%, Below the 92% standard11,294 of 16,497
Feb 202663.6%, Below the 92% standard10,620 of 16,707
Jan 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard10,730 of 17,272
Dec 202562.7%, Below the 92% standard10,955 of 17,473
Nov 202562.1%, Below the 92% standard10,953 of 17,629
Oct 202561.7%, Below the 92% standard11,265 of 18,253
Sept 202562.2%, Below the 92% standard11,340 of 18,225
Aug 202559.9%, Below the 92% standard11,227 of 18,760
Jul 202558.3%, Below the 92% standard10,953 of 18,787
Jun 202557.5%, Below the 92% standard10,976 of 19,097
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

88.1%Jul 2026, 423 of 480 people waiting

−7.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −10.9 points

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

July 2026: 88.1 per cent, 423 of 480 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 202688.1%, Below the 99% standard423 of 480
Jun 202695.1%, Below the 99% standard621 of 653
May 202693.4%, Below the 99% standard651 of 697
Apr 202693.8%, Below the 99% standard616 of 657
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

100.0%Jul 2026, 34 of 34 referrals

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +25.0 points

80%90%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 34 of 34 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard34 of 34
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard32 of 32
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard30 of 30
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard22 of 22
Mar 202691.7%, Meets the 75% standard22 of 24
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard34 of 34
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 75% standard19 of 19
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

100.0%Jul 2026, 13 of 13 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +4.0 points

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

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 13 of 13 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard13 of 13
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard9 of 9
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard5 of 5
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard14 of 14
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard15 of 15
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard9 of 9
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard9 of 9
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

100.0%Jul 2026, 11 of 11 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 85% standard · +15.0 points

90%95%100%85% standardFeb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 11 of 11 treatments. Meets the 85% standard.

All 6 months as a table
Cancer (62-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard11 of 11
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard8 of 8
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard4 of 4
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard6.5 of 6.5
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard12.5 of 12.5
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard7 of 7
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times