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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 rates East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Requires improvement overall. These are the judgements underneath it. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

The body as a whole

  • CaringGood3 November 2023
  • EffectiveGood3 November 2023
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement3 November 2023
  • SafeRequires improvement3 November 2023
  • Well-ledRequires improvement3 November 2023

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringOutstanding5 April 2016
    • EffectiveGood5 April 2016
    • ResponsiveGood5 April 2016
    • SafeGood5 April 2016
    • Well-ledGood5 April 2016

Most recent judgement 3 November 2023. Read it on the CQC website

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

74.6%

Aug 2026

12,743 of 17,087 attendances

−1.8 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −20.4 points

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

August 2026: 74.6 per cent, 12,743 of 17,087 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 202674.6%, Below the 95% standard12,743 of 17,087
Jul 202676.4%, Below the 95% standard13,932 of 18,245
Jun 202675.7%, Below the 95% standard13,536 of 17,894
May 202674.1%, Below the 95% standard13,507 of 18,227
Apr 202675.9%, Below the 95% standard13,269 of 17,474
Mar 202674.7%, Below the 95% standard13,657 of 18,276
Feb 202668.7%, Below the 95% standard11,085 of 16,127
Jan 202668.6%, Below the 95% standard12,355 of 18,000
Dec 202572.1%, Below the 95% standard12,735 of 17,660
Nov 202573.9%, Below the 95% standard12,988 of 17,566
Oct 202574.0%, Below the 95% standard13,096 of 17,697
Sept 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard12,860 of 16,997
Aug 202577.8%, Below the 95% standard12,821 of 16,472
Jul 202577.2%, Below the 95% standard13,277 of 17,206
Jun 202577.4%, Below the 95% standard13,187 of 17,034
May 202574.3%, Below the 95% standard12,974 of 17,474
Apr 202573.1%, Below the 95% standard12,510 of 17,105
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

65.7%

Jul 2026

36,686 of 55,861 people waiting

+0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.3 points

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

July 2026: 65.7 per cent, 36,686 of 55,861 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 202665.7%, Below the 92% standard36,686 of 55,861
Jun 202665.2%, Below the 92% standard35,033 of 53,730
May 202666.1%, Below the 92% standard35,696 of 54,018
Apr 202667.0%, Below the 92% standard36,775 of 54,898
Mar 202669.1%, Below the 92% standard37,563 of 54,332
Feb 202667.8%, Below the 92% standard36,455 of 53,802
Jan 202667.2%, Below the 92% standard35,723 of 53,149
Dec 202567.3%, Below the 92% standard36,079 of 53,652
Nov 202566.1%, Below the 92% standard35,201 of 53,224
Oct 202565.0%, Below the 92% standard34,042 of 52,340
Sept 202563.2%, Below the 92% standard32,238 of 51,034
Aug 202561.2%, Below the 92% standard31,138 of 50,875
Jul 202562.3%, Below the 92% standard32,281 of 51,806
Jun 202563.3%, Below the 92% standard33,255 of 52,542
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

57.6%

Jul 2026

11,804 of 20,482 people waiting

+1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −41.4 points

40%70%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 57.6 per cent, 11,804 of 20,482 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 202657.6%, Below the 99% standard11,804 of 20,482
Jun 202656.3%, Below the 99% standard11,946 of 21,231
May 202654.8%, Below the 99% standard11,462 of 20,933
Apr 202649.9%, Below the 99% standard11,197 of 22,460
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

73.4%

Jul 2026

1,326 of 1,806 referrals

−3.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −1.6 points

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

July 2026: 73.4 per cent, 1,326 of 1,806 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 202673.4%, Below the 75% standard1,326 of 1,806
Jun 202676.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,508 of 1,973
May 202679.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,280 of 1,610
Apr 202671.2%, Below the 75% standard1,046 of 1,470
Mar 202676.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,294 of 1,688
Feb 202676.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,197 of 1,559
Jan 202676.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,237 of 1,617
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

97.1%

Jul 2026

866 of 892 treatments

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.1 points

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

July 2026: 97.1 per cent, 866 of 892 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 202697.1%, Meets the 96% standard866 of 892
Jun 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard916 of 947
May 202696.6%, Meets the 96% standard815 of 844
Apr 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard783 of 813
Mar 202696.8%, Meets the 96% standard888 of 917
Feb 202697.2%, Meets the 96% standard886 of 912
Jan 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard884 of 919
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

74.9%

Jul 2026

164 of 219 treatments

−6.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −10.1 points

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

July 2026: 74.9 per cent, 164 of 219 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 202674.9%, Below the 85% standard164 of 219
Jun 202681.3%, Below the 85% standard183 of 225
May 202685.9%, Meets the 85% standard192 of 223.5
Apr 202683.7%, Below the 85% standard187.5 of 224
Mar 202683.1%, Below the 85% standard192 of 231
Feb 202682.6%, Below the 85% standard163.5 of 198
Jan 202685.3%, Meets the 85% standard197.5 of 231.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times