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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 4 October 2018. 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

68.5%Aug 2026, 6,818 of 9,959 attendances

−1.5 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −26.5 points

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

August 2026: 68.5 per cent, 6,818 of 9,959 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 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard6,818 of 9,959
Jul 202669.9%, Below the 95% standard7,415 of 10,606
Jun 202666.6%, Below the 95% standard7,090 of 10,640
May 202660.8%, Below the 95% standard6,565 of 10,795
Apr 202665.2%, Below the 95% standard6,699 of 10,273
Mar 202668.0%, Below the 95% standard7,244 of 10,646
Feb 202661.4%, Below the 95% standard5,792 of 9,435
Jan 202659.6%, Below the 95% standard6,272 of 10,530
Dec 202562.0%, Below the 95% standard6,394 of 10,317
Nov 202566.4%, Below the 95% standard6,883 of 10,363
Oct 202563.4%, Below the 95% standard6,580 of 10,381
Sept 202565.2%, Below the 95% standard6,409 of 9,829
Aug 202564.0%, Below the 95% standard6,280 of 9,810
Jul 202566.4%, Below the 95% standard6,957 of 10,480
Jun 202565.8%, Below the 95% standard6,694 of 10,172
May 202565.8%, Below the 95% standard6,917 of 10,512
Apr 202574.7%, Below the 95% standard11,162 of 14,951
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

61.8%Jul 2026, 33,962 of 54,977 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −30.2 points

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

July 2026: 61.8 per cent, 33,962 of 54,977 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 202661.8%, Below the 92% standard33,962 of 54,977
Jun 202662.5%, Below the 92% standard33,851 of 54,116
May 202662.7%, Below the 92% standard33,141 of 52,856
Apr 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard31,940 of 51,389
Mar 202661.9%, Below the 92% standard31,529 of 50,932
Feb 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard30,059 of 49,638
Jan 202658.8%, Below the 92% standard29,749 of 50,621
Dec 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard30,225 of 51,310
Nov 202559.0%, Below the 92% standard30,670 of 51,962
Oct 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard32,049 of 54,384
Sept 202558.0%, Below the 92% standard32,418 of 55,850
Aug 202557.2%, Below the 92% standard31,594 of 55,235
Jul 202557.5%, Below the 92% standard32,151 of 55,874
Jun 202560.0%, Below the 92% standard33,228 of 55,345
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

76.9%Jul 2026, 9,174 of 11,933 people waiting

−3.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −22.1 points

60%80%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 76.9 per cent, 9,174 of 11,933 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 202676.9%, Below the 99% standard9,174 of 11,933
Jun 202680.4%, Below the 99% standard9,375 of 11,666
May 202677.8%, Below the 99% standard8,731 of 11,220
Apr 202675.9%, Below the 99% standard8,411 of 11,086
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

85.5%Jul 2026, 2,034 of 2,378 referrals

−1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +10.5 points

60%80%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 85.5 per cent, 2,034 of 2,378 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 202685.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,034 of 2,378
Jun 202686.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,010 of 2,315
May 202686.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,741 of 2,004
Apr 202680.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,794 of 2,217
Mar 202684.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,851 of 2,200
Feb 202683.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,742 of 2,099
Jan 202675.0%, Below the 75% standard1,583 of 2,112
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

94.2%Jul 2026, 179 of 190 treatments

−2.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −1.8 points

80%90%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 94.2 per cent, 179 of 190 treatments. Below 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 202694.2%, Below the 96% standard179 of 190
Jun 202696.6%, Meets the 96% standard197 of 204
May 202699.5%, Meets the 96% standard182 of 183
Apr 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard177 of 184
Mar 202697.1%, Meets the 96% standard198 of 204
Feb 202697.0%, Meets the 96% standard163 of 168
Jan 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard204 of 211
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

76.4%Jul 2026, 145.5 of 190.5 treatments

−8.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −8.6 points

70%80%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 76.4 per cent, 145.5 of 190.5 treatments. Below 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 202676.4%, Below the 85% standard145.5 of 190.5
Jun 202684.5%, Below the 85% standard161 of 190.5
May 202679.8%, Below the 85% standard140 of 175.5
Apr 202676.5%, Below the 85% standard138.5 of 181
Mar 202682.8%, Below the 85% standard154 of 186
Feb 202683.0%, Below the 85% standard129 of 155.5
Jan 202681.6%, Below the 85% standard153 of 187.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times