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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

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust since 22 August 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.

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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

80.3%

Aug 2026

12,336 of 15,369 attendances

−0.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −14.7 points

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

August 2026: 80.3 per cent, 12,336 of 15,369 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 202680.3%, Below the 95% standard12,336 of 15,369
Jul 202680.5%, Below the 95% standard13,019 of 16,167
Jun 202682.7%, Below the 95% standard12,814 of 15,503
May 202682.1%, Below the 95% standard12,864 of 15,668
Apr 202682.2%, Below the 95% standard12,705 of 15,465
Mar 202681.8%, Below the 95% standard13,327 of 16,297
Feb 202679.7%, Below the 95% standard11,479 of 14,395
Jan 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard12,133 of 15,203
Dec 202580.8%, Below the 95% standard12,500 of 15,460
Nov 202580.2%, Below the 95% standard12,465 of 15,546
Oct 202580.4%, Below the 95% standard12,600 of 15,675
Sept 202583.3%, Below the 95% standard12,476 of 14,983
Aug 202580.6%, Below the 95% standard11,597 of 14,389
Jul 202582.1%, Below the 95% standard12,710 of 15,476
Jun 202574.5%, Below the 95% standard11,249 of 15,089
May 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard11,190 of 15,668
Apr 202574.0%, Below the 95% standard11,212 of 15,145
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

60.1%

Jul 2026

18,005 of 29,972 people waiting

−0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −31.9 points

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

July 2026: 60.1 per cent, 18,005 of 29,972 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 202660.1%, Below the 92% standard18,005 of 29,972
Jun 202661.0%, Below the 92% standard18,584 of 30,461
May 202661.6%, Below the 92% standard19,340 of 31,405
Apr 202661.2%, Below the 92% standard18,686 of 30,535
Mar 202661.3%, Below the 92% standard18,131 of 29,571
Feb 202659.0%, Below the 92% standard18,138 of 30,719
Jan 202659.0%, Below the 92% standard18,217 of 30,886
Dec 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard19,098 of 31,775
Nov 202561.1%, Below the 92% standard19,403 of 31,762
Oct 202562.0%, Below the 92% standard19,500 of 31,448
Sept 202561.9%, Below the 92% standard19,797 of 31,979
Aug 202560.4%, Below the 92% standard19,733 of 32,695
Jul 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard19,759 of 32,866
Jun 202558.8%, Below the 92% standard19,156 of 32,577
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

91.6%

Jul 2026

11,129 of 12,145 people waiting

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −7.4 points

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

July 2026: 91.6 per cent, 11,129 of 12,145 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 202691.6%, Below the 99% standard11,129 of 12,145
Jun 202691.1%, Below the 99% standard10,920 of 11,991
May 202690.6%, Below the 99% standard10,806 of 11,923
Apr 202692.7%, Below the 99% standard10,232 of 11,039
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

78.1%

Jul 2026

901 of 1,153 referrals

+2.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +3.1 points

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

July 2026: 78.1 per cent, 901 of 1,153 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 202678.1%, Meets the 75% standard901 of 1,153
Jun 202675.8%, Meets the 75% standard882 of 1,163
May 202674.8%, Below the 75% standard672 of 899
Apr 202676.4%, Meets the 75% standard771 of 1,009
Mar 202681.5%, Meets the 75% standard929 of 1,140
Feb 202682.4%, Meets the 75% standard848 of 1,029
Jan 202671.7%, Below the 75% standard723 of 1,009
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

97.5%

Jul 2026

155 of 159 treatments

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.5 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 97.5 per cent, 155 of 159 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 202697.5%, Meets the 96% standard155 of 159
Jun 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard166 of 170
May 202699.3%, Meets the 96% standard147 of 148
Apr 202698.9%, Meets the 96% standard180 of 182
Mar 202699.5%, Meets the 96% standard185 of 186
Feb 202698.1%, Meets the 96% standard154 of 157
Jan 202698.5%, Meets the 96% standard196 of 199
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

63.6%

Jul 2026

65.5 of 103 treatments

−7.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −21.4 points

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

July 2026: 63.6 per cent, 65.5 of 103 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 202663.6%, Below the 85% standard65.5 of 103
Jun 202670.8%, Below the 85% standard59.5 of 84
May 202670.6%, Below the 85% standard63.5 of 90
Apr 202668.1%, Below the 85% standard70.5 of 103.5
Mar 202674.1%, Below the 85% standard84.5 of 114
Feb 202666.3%, Below the 85% standard56 of 84.5
Jan 202666.5%, Below the 85% standard65.5 of 98.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times