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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 26 February 2019. 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

69.8%Aug 2026, 11,761 of 16,855 attendances

+1.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −25.2 points

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

August 2026: 69.8 per cent, 11,761 of 16,855 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 202669.8%, Below the 95% standard11,761 of 16,855
Jul 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard12,454 of 18,169
Jun 202667.9%, Below the 95% standard12,527 of 18,457
May 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard12,141 of 17,932
Apr 202668.6%, Below the 95% standard11,817 of 17,231
Mar 202671.5%, Below the 95% standard12,844 of 17,967
Feb 202669.1%, Below the 95% standard10,805 of 15,643
Jan 202667.9%, Below the 95% standard11,478 of 16,902
Dec 202569.7%, Below the 95% standard11,398 of 16,363
Nov 202571.8%, Below the 95% standard11,936 of 16,620
Oct 202572.3%, Below the 95% standard12,462 of 17,237
Sept 202572.1%, Below the 95% standard12,238 of 16,965
Aug 202574.4%, Below the 95% standard12,048 of 16,203
Jul 202574.2%, Below the 95% standard13,097 of 17,662
Jun 202573.8%, Below the 95% standard12,943 of 17,542
May 202572.9%, Below the 95% standard12,682 of 17,406
Apr 202573.8%, Below the 95% standard12,088 of 16,379
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

65.3%Jul 2026, 39,309 of 60,206 people waiting

+0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.7 points

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

July 2026: 65.3 per cent, 39,309 of 60,206 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 202665.3%, Below the 92% standard39,309 of 60,206
Jun 202665.0%, Below the 92% standard38,610 of 59,372
May 202664.6%, Below the 92% standard38,633 of 59,827
Apr 202663.4%, Below the 92% standard37,901 of 59,754
Mar 202662.9%, Below the 92% standard36,772 of 58,435
Feb 202660.8%, Below the 92% standard37,165 of 61,088
Jan 202659.9%, Below the 92% standard37,431 of 62,482
Dec 202559.5%, Below the 92% standard38,238 of 64,282
Nov 202559.4%, Below the 92% standard38,081 of 64,069
Oct 202559.3%, Below the 92% standard38,810 of 65,444
Sept 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard39,066 of 66,369
Aug 202557.8%, Below the 92% standard38,242 of 66,120
Jul 202558.5%, Below the 92% standard39,132 of 66,901
Jun 202558.1%, Below the 92% standard38,395 of 66,129
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

73.4%Jul 2026, 12,241 of 16,671 people waiting

+0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −25.6 points

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

July 2026: 73.4 per cent, 12,241 of 16,671 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 202673.4%, Below the 99% standard12,241 of 16,671
Jun 202672.5%, Below the 99% standard12,343 of 17,026
May 202667.4%, Below the 99% standard11,755 of 17,432
Apr 202662.1%, Below the 99% standard11,479 of 18,474
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

86.1%Jul 2026, 2,805 of 3,259 referrals

+2.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +11.1 points

70%85%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 86.1 per cent, 2,805 of 3,259 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 202686.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,805 of 3,259
Jun 202683.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,552 of 3,047
May 202684.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,178 of 2,592
Apr 202680.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,180 of 2,714
Mar 202686.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,380 of 2,743
Feb 202689.2%, Meets the 75% standard2,343 of 2,628
Jan 202682.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,121 of 2,564
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

86.6%Jul 2026, 826 of 954 treatments

+1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −9.4 points

70%85%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 86.6 per cent, 826 of 954 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 202686.6%, Below the 96% standard826 of 954
Jun 202684.8%, Below the 96% standard773 of 912
May 202686.5%, Below the 96% standard682 of 788
Apr 202679.7%, Below the 96% standard725 of 910
Mar 202679.9%, Below the 96% standard780 of 976
Feb 202680.6%, Below the 96% standard693 of 860
Jan 202676.9%, Below the 96% standard663 of 862
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

79.2%Jul 2026, 235.5 of 297.5 treatments

+7.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −5.8 points

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

July 2026: 79.2 per cent, 235.5 of 297.5 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 202679.2%, Below the 85% standard235.5 of 297.5
Jun 202671.6%, Below the 85% standard213.5 of 298
May 202670.1%, Below the 85% standard178 of 254
Apr 202668.7%, Below the 85% standard183 of 266.5
Mar 202672.8%, Below the 85% standard221 of 303.5
Feb 202667.9%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 285
Jan 202665.4%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 296
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times