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How to read these chartsEach measure uses its own NHS England standard

Against the national standards

Each measure is drawn against its own NHS England standard: 95% for A&E within four hours, 85% for urgent cancer treatment within sixty-two days and 99% for diagnostic tests within six weeks. The charts do not share a standard and the three cancer measures are never added together.

Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given County Durham and Darlington 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
    • CaringGood29 September 2015
    • EffectiveGood29 September 2015
    • ResponsiveGood29 September 2015
    • SafeGood29 September 2015
    • Well-ledGood29 September 2015
  • Community end of life careGood
    • CaringGood29 September 2015
    • EffectiveGood29 September 2015
    • ResponsiveGood29 September 2015
    • SafeGood29 September 2015
    • Well-ledRequires improvement29 September 2015
  • Community health inpatient servicesGood
    • CaringGood29 September 2015
    • EffectiveGood29 September 2015
    • ResponsiveGood29 September 2015
    • SafeGood29 September 2015
    • Well-ledGood29 September 2015
  • Community health services for adultsGood
    • CaringGood29 September 2015
    • EffectiveGood29 September 2015
    • ResponsiveGood29 September 2015
    • SafeGood29 September 2015
    • Well-ledGood29 September 2015
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood29 September 2015
    • EffectiveGood29 September 2015
    • ResponsiveGood29 September 2015
    • SafeGood29 September 2015
    • Well-ledGood29 September 2015

Most recent judgement 17 October 2025.

Monthly performance against national standards

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

77.9%

Aug 2026

17,850 of 22,918 attendances

+0.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −17.1 points

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

August 2026: 77.9 per cent, 17,850 of 22,918 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 202677.9%, Below the 95% standard17,850 of 22,918
Jul 202677.7%, Below the 95% standard18,919 of 24,343
Jun 202675.4%, Below the 95% standard18,300 of 24,262
May 202679.3%, Below the 95% standard19,959 of 25,158
Apr 202678.4%, Below the 95% standard18,579 of 23,700
Mar 202679.1%, Below the 95% standard19,438 of 24,568
Feb 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard16,345 of 21,216
Jan 202675.4%, Below the 95% standard18,064 of 23,968
Dec 202577.5%, Below the 95% standard19,214 of 24,797
Nov 202577.0%, Below the 95% standard18,828 of 24,467
Oct 202577.4%, Below the 95% standard19,267 of 24,887
Sept 202579.4%, Below the 95% standard18,928 of 23,831
Aug 202579.8%, Below the 95% standard19,123 of 23,960
Jul 202580.8%, Below the 95% standard20,022 of 24,778
Jun 202581.1%, Below the 95% standard20,194 of 24,912
May 202578.9%, Below the 95% standard19,894 of 25,214
Apr 202579.4%, Below the 95% standard19,989 of 25,183
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

35,558 of 54,409 people waiting

−0.1 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, 35,558 of 54,409 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% standard35,558 of 54,409
Jun 202665.5%, Below the 92% standard35,006 of 53,479
May 202667.1%, Below the 92% standard35,145 of 52,378
Apr 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard35,289 of 52,788
Mar 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard28,731 of 43,027
Feb 202664.8%, Below the 92% standard27,412 of 42,312
Jan 202666.2%, Below the 92% standard27,874 of 42,140
Dec 202567.5%, Below the 92% standard27,988 of 41,453
Nov 202568.3%, Below the 92% standard27,898 of 40,851
Oct 202568.7%, Below the 92% standard29,045 of 42,308
Sept 202570.1%, Below the 92% standard29,692 of 42,330
Aug 202568.7%, Below the 92% standard28,484 of 41,465
Jul 202568.4%, Below the 92% standard27,844 of 40,683
Jun 202568.5%, Below the 92% standard26,995 of 39,423
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

81.4%

Jul 2026

13,847 of 17,004 people waiting

−0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −17.6 points

70%85%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 81.4 per cent, 13,847 of 17,004 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 202681.4%, Below the 99% standard13,847 of 17,004
Jun 202682.0%, Below the 99% standard14,374 of 17,526
May 202684.4%, Below the 99% standard14,288 of 16,926
Apr 202683.8%, Below the 99% standard14,223 of 16,966
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

71.9%

Jul 2026

1,655 of 2,302 referrals

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −3.1 points

40%60%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 71.9 per cent, 1,655 of 2,302 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 202671.9%, Below the 75% standard1,655 of 2,302
Jun 202672.4%, Below the 75% standard1,478 of 2,042
May 202666.9%, Below the 75% standard1,320 of 1,974
Apr 202660.9%, Below the 75% standard1,170 of 1,921
Mar 202669.6%, Below the 75% standard1,396 of 2,005
Feb 202670.6%, Below the 75% standard1,121 of 1,588
Jan 202655.8%, Below the 75% standard1,014 of 1,818
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

89.4%

Jul 2026

261 of 292 treatments

−3.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −6.6 points

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

July 2026: 89.4 per cent, 261 of 292 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 202689.4%, Below the 96% standard261 of 292
Jun 202692.9%, Below the 96% standard247 of 266
May 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard231 of 240
Apr 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard259 of 282
Mar 202695.8%, Below the 96% standard293 of 306
Feb 202689.2%, Below the 96% standard248 of 278
Jan 202689.0%, Below the 96% standard266 of 299
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

74.8%

Jul 2026

167.5 of 224 treatments

+9.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −10.2 points

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

July 2026: 74.8 per cent, 167.5 of 224 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 202674.8%, Below the 85% standard167.5 of 224
Jun 202665.0%, Below the 85% standard132.5 of 204
May 202670.4%, Below the 85% standard119 of 169
Apr 202670.3%, Below the 85% standard156.5 of 222.5
Mar 202668.3%, Below the 85% standard149 of 218
Feb 202679.4%, Below the 85% standard162 of 204
Jan 202669.0%, Below the 85% standard140.5 of 203.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times