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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 Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation 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

  • CaringRequires improvement20 December 2023
  • EffectiveRequires improvement20 December 2023
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement20 December 2023
  • SafeRequires improvement20 December 2023
  • Well-ledRequires improvement20 December 2023

Most recent judgement 20 December 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

70.1%

Aug 2026

18,194 of 25,966 attendances

−3.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −24.9 points

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

August 2026: 70.1 per cent, 18,194 of 25,966 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 202670.1%, Below the 95% standard18,194 of 25,966
Jul 202673.7%, Below the 95% standard20,163 of 27,347
Jun 202675.3%, Below the 95% standard20,658 of 27,432
May 202676.2%, Below the 95% standard20,737 of 27,200
Apr 202676.3%, Below the 95% standard19,306 of 25,316
Mar 202674.3%, Below the 95% standard21,058 of 28,333
Feb 202674.9%, Below the 95% standard17,484 of 23,344
Jan 202674.0%, Below the 95% standard18,627 of 25,163
Dec 202573.0%, Below the 95% standard19,236 of 26,361
Nov 202577.2%, Below the 95% standard19,832 of 25,696
Oct 202574.3%, Below the 95% standard19,459 of 26,188
Sept 202575.2%, Below the 95% standard18,901 of 25,128
Aug 202574.2%, Below the 95% standard18,612 of 25,087
Jul 202576.5%, Below the 95% standard20,119 of 26,289
Jun 202576.4%, Below the 95% standard19,309 of 25,266
May 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard19,831 of 25,884
Apr 202576.2%, Below the 95% standard18,803 of 24,686
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

55.2%

Jul 2026

45,876 of 83,107 people waiting

−0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −36.8 points

40%70%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 55.2 per cent, 45,876 of 83,107 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 202655.2%, Below the 92% standard45,876 of 83,107
Jun 202656.1%, Below the 92% standard46,239 of 82,404
May 202656.7%, Below the 92% standard46,525 of 82,010
Apr 202656.7%, Below the 92% standard45,735 of 80,697
Mar 202656.5%, Below the 92% standard44,742 of 79,216
Feb 202651.3%, Below the 92% standard37,909 of 73,881
Jan 202651.3%, Below the 92% standard38,589 of 75,205
Dec 202551.8%, Below the 92% standard39,330 of 75,959
Nov 202553.6%, Below the 92% standard41,232 of 76,855
Oct 202553.9%, Below the 92% standard42,305 of 78,449
Sept 202554.3%, Below the 92% standard42,814 of 78,917
Aug 202554.7%, Below the 92% standard43,761 of 80,064
Jul 202554.9%, Below the 92% standard43,910 of 80,002
Jun 202555.0%, Below the 92% standard44,417 of 80,701
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

51.6%

Jul 2026

19,050 of 36,901 people waiting

−3.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −47.4 points

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

July 2026: 51.6 per cent, 19,050 of 36,901 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 202651.6%, Below the 99% standard19,050 of 36,901
Jun 202655.2%, Below the 99% standard20,686 of 37,447
May 202655.8%, Below the 99% standard19,943 of 35,727
Apr 202653.9%, Below the 99% standard19,116 of 35,465
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

71.3%

Jul 2026

3,105 of 4,356 referrals

+3.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −3.7 points

50%65%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 71.3 per cent, 3,105 of 4,356 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 202671.3%, Below the 75% standard3,105 of 4,356
Jun 202667.6%, Below the 75% standard3,036 of 4,490
May 202669.5%, Below the 75% standard2,521 of 3,626
Apr 202664.4%, Below the 75% standard2,514 of 3,904
Mar 202673.3%, Below the 75% standard2,987 of 4,075
Feb 202675.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,877 of 3,806
Jan 202666.7%, Below the 75% standard2,666 of 3,997
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

96.7%

Jul 2026

609 of 630 treatments

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +0.7 points

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

July 2026: 96.7 per cent, 609 of 630 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 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard609 of 630
Jun 202697.2%, Meets the 96% standard663 of 682
May 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard550 of 570
Apr 202695.9%, Below the 96% standard637 of 664
Mar 202696.0%, Below the 96% standard647 of 674
Feb 202695.3%, Below the 96% standard590 of 619
Jan 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard581 of 621
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

70.0%

Jul 2026

286 of 408.5 treatments

+1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −15.0 points

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

July 2026: 70.0 per cent, 286 of 408.5 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 202670.0%, Below the 85% standard286 of 408.5
Jun 202668.7%, Below the 85% standard308.5 of 449
May 202669.3%, Below the 85% standard245.5 of 354
Apr 202668.0%, Below the 85% standard298 of 438
Mar 202670.8%, Below the 85% standard299 of 422
Feb 202666.1%, Below the 85% standard247 of 373.5
Jan 202664.0%, Below the 85% standard238 of 372
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times