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Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Birmingham Women's and 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 wardsRequires improvement
    • CaringGood3 March 2023
    • EffectiveGood3 March 2023
    • ResponsiveGood3 March 2023
    • SafeRequires improvement3 March 2023
    • Well-ledRequires improvement3 March 2023
  • Mental health crisis services and health-based places of safetyRequires improvement
    • CaringRequires improvement3 March 2023
    • EffectiveGood3 March 2023
    • ResponsiveGood3 March 2023
    • SafeRequires improvement3 March 2023
    • Well-ledRequires improvement3 March 2023
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleRequires improvement
    • CaringRequires improvement15 December 2023
    • EffectiveRequires improvement15 December 2023
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement15 December 2023
    • SafeRequires improvement15 December 2023
    • Well-ledRequires improvement15 December 2023

Most recent judgement 19 February 2024.

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

93.7%Aug 2026, 4,260 of 4,546 attendances

+7.1 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −1.3 points

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

August 2026: 93.7 per cent, 4,260 of 4,546 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 202693.7%, Below the 95% standard4,260 of 4,546
Jul 202686.6%, Below the 95% standard4,711 of 5,442
Jun 202683.7%, Below the 95% standard4,986 of 5,956
May 202688.4%, Below the 95% standard5,423 of 6,135
Apr 202684.2%, Below the 95% standard4,737 of 5,625
Mar 202676.6%, Below the 95% standard3,944 of 5,150
Feb 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard3,419 of 4,440
Jan 202677.6%, Below the 95% standard3,492 of 4,501
Dec 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard3,685 of 5,169
Nov 202573.7%, Below the 95% standard4,104 of 5,568
Oct 202580.3%, Below the 95% standard4,354 of 5,419
Sept 202586.6%, Below the 95% standard3,954 of 4,565
Aug 202595.6%, Meets the 95% standard3,336 of 3,491
Jul 202587.0%, Below the 95% standard3,793 of 4,358
Jun 202583.6%, Below the 95% standard4,040 of 4,831
May 202578.8%, Below the 95% standard3,988 of 5,061
Apr 202590.1%, Below the 95% standard4,358 of 4,837
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

65.7%Jul 2026, 14,625 of 22,274 people waiting

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.3 points

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

July 2026: 65.7 per cent, 14,625 of 22,274 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 202665.7%, Below the 92% standard14,625 of 22,274
Jun 202665.9%, Below the 92% standard14,206 of 21,543
May 202664.8%, Below the 92% standard14,251 of 22,008
Apr 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard13,533 of 21,792
Mar 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard13,563 of 21,841
Feb 202658.8%, Below the 92% standard12,775 of 21,719
Jan 202658.6%, Below the 92% standard12,582 of 21,483
Dec 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard13,177 of 22,384
Nov 202558.6%, Below the 92% standard13,234 of 22,597
Oct 202558.6%, Below the 92% standard13,811 of 23,548
Sept 202557.3%, Below the 92% standard14,158 of 24,728
Aug 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard14,184 of 25,197
Jul 202557.0%, Below the 92% standard15,029 of 26,376
Jun 202557.2%, Below the 92% standard16,424 of 28,718
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

73.6%Jul 2026, 2,495 of 3,388 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −25.4 points

50%75%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.6 per cent, 2,495 of 3,388 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 202673.6%, Below the 99% standard2,495 of 3,388
Jun 202673.3%, Below the 99% standard2,680 of 3,657
May 202669.7%, Below the 99% standard2,845 of 4,080
Apr 202664.5%, Below the 99% standard2,733 of 4,236
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

83.3%Jul 2026, 155 of 186 referrals

−4.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +8.3 points

50%75%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 83.3 per cent, 155 of 186 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 202683.3%, Meets the 75% standard155 of 186
Jun 202688.0%, Meets the 75% standard191 of 217
May 202682.5%, Meets the 75% standard174 of 211
Apr 202681.1%, Meets the 75% standard172 of 212
Mar 202683.3%, Meets the 75% standard185 of 222
Feb 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard193 of 236
Jan 202665.5%, Below the 75% standard161 of 246
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, 66 of 66 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, 66 of 66 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% standard66 of 66
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard62 of 62
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard48 of 48
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard57 of 57
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard67 of 67
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard50 of 50
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard66 of 66
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

+21.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 85% standard · +15.0 points

50%75%100%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 11 of 11 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 85% standard11 of 11
Jun 202678.6%, Below the 85% standard11 of 14
May 202671.4%, Below the 85% standard5 of 7
Apr 202678.6%, Below the 85% standard5.5 of 7
Mar 202690.0%, Meets the 85% standard9 of 10
Feb 202660.0%, Below the 85% standard3 of 5
Jan 202670.6%, Below the 85% standard6 of 8.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times