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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 16 December 2022. 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

71.7%Aug 2026, 18,414 of 25,678 attendances

−2.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.3 points

60%80%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 71.7 per cent, 18,414 of 25,678 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 202671.7%, Below the 95% standard18,414 of 25,678
Jul 202674.4%, Below the 95% standard20,314 of 27,290
Jun 202674.3%, Below the 95% standard20,058 of 27,002
May 202676.0%, Below the 95% standard20,906 of 27,504
Apr 202677.5%, Below the 95% standard20,497 of 26,448
Mar 202680.0%, Below the 95% standard21,675 of 27,101
Feb 202677.8%, Below the 95% standard18,904 of 24,288
Jan 202675.3%, Below the 95% standard20,582 of 27,316
Dec 202577.7%, Below the 95% standard21,430 of 27,586
Nov 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard20,392 of 26,947
Oct 202573.6%, Below the 95% standard19,940 of 27,104
Sept 202575.9%, Below the 95% standard19,300 of 25,424
Aug 202575.9%, Below the 95% standard18,598 of 24,494
Jul 202573.1%, Below the 95% standard19,290 of 26,400
Jun 202573.3%, Below the 95% standard18,512 of 25,273
May 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard19,530 of 25,704
Apr 202573.5%, Below the 95% standard18,333 of 24,959
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

59.1%Jul 2026, 50,582 of 85,541 people waiting

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −32.9 points

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

July 2026: 59.1 per cent, 50,582 of 85,541 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 202659.1%, Below the 92% standard50,582 of 85,541
Jun 202659.1%, Below the 92% standard48,843 of 82,592
May 202660.4%, Below the 92% standard49,441 of 81,846
Apr 202661.7%, Below the 92% standard49,090 of 79,577
Mar 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard52,454 of 84,499
Feb 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard51,330 of 84,671
Jan 202660.7%, Below the 92% standard52,459 of 86,465
Dec 202559.9%, Below the 92% standard51,316 of 85,676
Nov 202560.3%, Below the 92% standard52,115 of 86,404
Oct 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard52,794 of 87,860
Sept 202560.2%, Below the 92% standard51,907 of 86,162
Aug 202559.2%, Below the 92% standard51,660 of 87,232
Jul 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard51,870 of 88,008
Jun 202559.0%, Below the 92% standard52,283 of 88,559
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

68.7%Jul 2026, 11,892 of 17,306 people waiting

−2.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −30.3 points

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

July 2026: 68.7 per cent, 11,892 of 17,306 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 202668.7%, Below the 99% standard11,892 of 17,306
Jun 202671.0%, Below the 99% standard11,666 of 16,441
May 202669.2%, Below the 99% standard12,320 of 17,805
Apr 202667.0%, Below the 99% standard12,824 of 19,139
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

72.8%Jul 2026, 2,381 of 3,271 referrals

+7.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −2.2 points

50%70%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 72.8 per cent, 2,381 of 3,271 referrals. Below 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 202672.8%, Below the 75% standard2,381 of 3,271
Jun 202665.1%, Below the 75% standard1,938 of 2,978
May 202668.3%, Below the 75% standard1,703 of 2,492
Apr 202670.3%, Below the 75% standard1,838 of 2,616
Mar 202679.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,155 of 2,697
Feb 202682.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,071 of 2,508
Jan 202673.4%, Below the 75% standard1,856 of 2,530
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

97.3%Jul 2026, 399 of 410 treatments

+4.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.3 points

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

July 2026: 97.3 per cent, 399 of 410 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 202697.3%, Meets the 96% standard399 of 410
Jun 202693.1%, Below the 96% standard362 of 389
May 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard331 of 344
Apr 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard341 of 371
Mar 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard381 of 396
Feb 202692.9%, Below the 96% standard316 of 340
Jan 202694.2%, Below the 96% standard341 of 362
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

60.2%Jul 2026, 173 of 287.5 treatments

−2.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −24.8 points

50%70%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 60.2 per cent, 173 of 287.5 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 202660.2%, Below the 85% standard173 of 287.5
Jun 202662.8%, Below the 85% standard177 of 282
May 202661.6%, Below the 85% standard148.5 of 241
Apr 202670.8%, Below the 85% standard197.5 of 279
Mar 202669.1%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 280
Feb 202665.5%, Below the 85% standard163.5 of 249.5
Jan 202664.7%, Below the 85% standard163 of 252
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times