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Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 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.

  • Community dental servicesGood
    • CaringGood17 October 2019
    • EffectiveGood17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledGood17 October 2019
  • Community end of life careGood
    • CaringGood17 October 2019
    • EffectiveGood17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveGood17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledGood17 October 2019
  • Community health services for adultsOutstanding
    • CaringOutstanding17 October 2019
    • EffectiveGood17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveOutstanding17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledGood17 October 2019
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood17 October 2019
    • EffectiveGood17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledGood17 October 2019
  • Community health sexual health servicesGood
    • CaringOutstanding17 October 2019
    • EffectiveGood17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveGood17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledGood17 October 2019
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleRequires improvement
    • CaringGood17 October 2019
    • EffectiveRequires improvement17 October 2019
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement17 October 2019
    • SafeGood17 October 2019
    • Well-ledRequires improvement17 October 2019

Most recent judgement 24 October 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

75.6%Aug 2026, 14,183 of 18,769 attendances

−3.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −19.4 points

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

August 2026: 75.6 per cent, 14,183 of 18,769 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 202675.6%, Below the 95% standard14,183 of 18,769
Jul 202678.6%, Below the 95% standard15,356 of 19,540
Jun 202677.2%, Below the 95% standard14,699 of 19,038
May 202679.5%, Below the 95% standard15,842 of 19,932
Apr 202680.5%, Below the 95% standard15,853 of 19,695
Mar 202682.7%, Below the 95% standard16,037 of 19,383
Feb 202676.8%, Below the 95% standard13,673 of 17,807
Jan 202675.1%, Below the 95% standard14,688 of 19,551
Dec 202577.3%, Below the 95% standard15,169 of 19,612
Nov 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard15,120 of 19,736
Oct 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard15,706 of 20,508
Sept 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard14,740 of 19,235
Aug 202578.1%, Below the 95% standard15,933 of 20,403
Jul 202577.4%, Below the 95% standard15,700 of 20,292
Jun 202577.7%, Below the 95% standard15,335 of 19,725
May 202578.3%, Below the 95% standard15,887 of 20,300
Apr 202577.9%, Below the 95% standard15,599 of 20,016
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

57.8%Jul 2026, 23,597 of 40,794 people waiting

−1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −34.2 points

40%70%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 57.8 per cent, 23,597 of 40,794 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 202657.8%, Below the 92% standard23,597 of 40,794
Jun 202659.2%, Below the 92% standard23,909 of 40,413
May 202659.5%, Below the 92% standard24,433 of 41,045
Apr 202660.5%, Below the 92% standard24,408 of 40,353
Mar 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard24,793 of 40,284
Feb 202657.2%, Below the 92% standard24,585 of 42,964
Jan 202657.2%, Below the 92% standard24,154 of 42,259
Dec 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard23,928 of 42,521
Nov 202555.1%, Below the 92% standard23,873 of 43,298
Oct 202555.1%, Below the 92% standard23,971 of 43,536
Sept 202556.0%, Below the 92% standard23,896 of 42,637
Aug 202555.4%, Below the 92% standard23,588 of 42,610
Jul 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard22,807 of 40,522
Jun 202557.2%, Below the 92% standard21,326 of 37,279
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

73.5%Jul 2026, 6,257 of 8,518 people waiting

−4.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −25.5 points

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

July 2026: 73.5 per cent, 6,257 of 8,518 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 202673.5%, Below the 99% standard6,257 of 8,518
Jun 202677.6%, Below the 99% standard6,354 of 8,191
May 202682.0%, Below the 99% standard6,774 of 8,261
Apr 202679.0%, Below the 99% standard6,328 of 8,011
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

71.4%Jul 2026, 1,808 of 2,533 referrals

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −3.6 points

50%65%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 71.4 per cent, 1,808 of 2,533 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 202671.4%, Below the 75% standard1,808 of 2,533
Jun 202670.4%, Below the 75% standard1,677 of 2,383
May 202672.9%, Below the 75% standard1,450 of 1,990
Apr 202666.2%, Below the 75% standard1,457 of 2,202
Mar 202666.6%, Below the 75% standard1,510 of 2,267
Feb 202670.4%, Below the 75% standard1,459 of 2,073
Jan 202661.1%, Below the 75% standard1,264 of 2,069
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

98.0%Jul 2026, 192 of 196 treatments

+0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +2.0 points

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

July 2026: 98.0 per cent, 192 of 196 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 202698.0%, Meets the 96% standard192 of 196
Jun 202697.1%, Meets the 96% standard199 of 205
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard16 of 16
Apr 202695.7%, Below the 96% standard178 of 186
Mar 202696.6%, Meets the 96% standard169 of 175
Feb 202697.3%, Meets the 96% standard144 of 148
Jan 202697.6%, Meets the 96% standard161 of 165
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

67.5%Jul 2026, 124.5 of 184.5 treatments

+6.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −17.5 points

20%55%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 67.5 per cent, 124.5 of 184.5 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 202667.5%, Below the 85% standard124.5 of 184.5
Jun 202660.7%, Below the 85% standard120.5 of 198.5
May 202632.3%, Below the 85% standard10 of 31
Apr 202660.4%, Below the 85% standard107.5 of 178
Mar 202661.2%, Below the 85% standard104 of 170
Feb 202657.5%, Below the 85% standard94.5 of 164.5
Jan 202658.8%, Below the 85% standard95.5 of 162.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times