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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Bristol NHS Foundation Trust since 4 November 2021. 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

71.9%Aug 2026, 19,566 of 27,210 attendances

+3.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.1 points

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

August 2026: 71.9 per cent, 19,566 of 27,210 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 202671.9%, Below the 95% standard19,566 of 27,210
Jul 202668.2%, Below the 95% standard19,865 of 29,125
Jun 202670.0%, Below the 95% standard13,125 of 18,751
May 202670.5%, Below the 95% standard13,463 of 19,091
Apr 202670.8%, Below the 95% standard12,903 of 18,233
Mar 202666.2%, Below the 95% standard12,878 of 19,464
Feb 202667.4%, Below the 95% standard11,155 of 16,545
Jan 202666.3%, Below the 95% standard12,183 of 18,376
Dec 202566.6%, Below the 95% standard12,193 of 18,318
Nov 202566.5%, Below the 95% standard12,583 of 18,932
Oct 202566.6%, Below the 95% standard12,815 of 19,238
Sept 202569.7%, Below the 95% standard12,513 of 17,943
Aug 202569.3%, Below the 95% standard11,858 of 17,108
Jul 202571.8%, Below the 95% standard13,196 of 18,368
Jun 202570.1%, Below the 95% standard12,647 of 18,047
May 202568.2%, Below the 95% standard12,524 of 18,370
Apr 202567.8%, Below the 95% standard11,785 of 17,384
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

70.0%Jul 2026, 66,914 of 95,525 people waiting

+1.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −22.0 points

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

July 2026: 70.0 per cent, 66,914 of 95,525 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 202670.0%, Below the 92% standard66,914 of 95,525
Jun 202668.9%, Below the 92% standard35,049 of 50,868
May 202668.5%, Below the 92% standard34,435 of 50,245
Apr 202668.5%, Below the 92% standard34,597 of 50,484
Mar 202668.0%, Below the 92% standard33,957 of 49,924
Feb 202667.5%, Below the 92% standard33,826 of 50,142
Jan 202667.3%, Below the 92% standard33,975 of 50,520
Dec 202566.8%, Below the 92% standard33,913 of 50,729
Nov 202567.3%, Below the 92% standard35,275 of 52,434
Oct 202566.2%, Below the 92% standard34,977 of 52,866
Sept 202565.8%, Below the 92% standard35,598 of 54,074
Aug 202564.7%, Below the 92% standard35,082 of 54,268
Jul 202565.2%, Below the 92% standard35,584 of 54,602
Jun 202564.9%, Below the 92% standard36,036 of 55,557
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

93.8%Jul 2026, 27,635 of 29,460 people waiting

+3.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −5.2 points

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

July 2026: 93.8 per cent, 27,635 of 29,460 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 202693.8%, Below the 99% standard27,635 of 29,460
Jun 202690.4%, Below the 99% standard15,015 of 16,613
May 202691.1%, Below the 99% standard14,680 of 16,117
Apr 202689.1%, Below the 99% standard13,784 of 15,470
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

78.4%Jul 2026, 4,016 of 5,124 referrals

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +3.4 points

70%80%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 78.4 per cent, 4,016 of 5,124 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 202678.4%, Meets the 75% standard4,016 of 5,124
Jun 202680.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,602 of 2,001
May 202677.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,414 of 1,829
Apr 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,486 of 1,887
Mar 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,579 of 1,931
Feb 202681.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,366 of 1,676
Jan 202676.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,399 of 1,840
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

93.8%Jul 2026, 1,319 of 1,407 treatments

−3.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.3 points

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

July 2026: 93.8 per cent, 1,319 of 1,407 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 202693.8%, Below the 96% standard1,319 of 1,407
Jun 202697.6%, Meets the 96% standard886 of 908
May 202696.8%, Meets the 96% standard796 of 822
Apr 202694.0%, Below the 96% standard769 of 818
Mar 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard880 of 915
Feb 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard813 of 844
Jan 202694.2%, Below the 96% standard871 of 925
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

72.2%Jul 2026, 469 of 650 treatments

−1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −12.8 points

60%75%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 72.2 per cent, 469 of 650 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 202672.2%, Below the 85% standard469 of 650
Jun 202673.2%, Below the 85% standard202 of 276
May 202672.6%, Below the 85% standard172 of 237
Apr 202676.6%, Below the 85% standard171.5 of 224
Mar 202672.7%, Below the 85% standard181 of 249
Feb 202672.2%, Below the 85% standard179.5 of 248.5
Jan 202673.3%, Below the 85% standard184 of 251
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times