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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust since 8 January 2020. 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

77.3%Aug 2026, 19,541 of 25,283 attendances

+1.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −17.7 points

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

August 2026: 77.3 per cent, 19,541 of 25,283 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 202677.3%, Below the 95% standard19,541 of 25,283
Jul 202676.1%, Below the 95% standard20,023 of 26,297
Jun 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard19,662 of 25,535
May 202677.9%, Below the 95% standard20,273 of 26,039
Apr 202677.5%, Below the 95% standard19,414 of 25,042
Mar 202676.7%, Below the 95% standard19,320 of 25,184
Feb 202675.8%, Below the 95% standard16,730 of 22,071
Jan 202674.5%, Below the 95% standard18,130 of 24,344
Dec 202575.0%, Below the 95% standard18,289 of 24,403
Nov 202573.3%, Below the 95% standard17,766 of 24,233
Oct 202570.1%, Below the 95% standard17,432 of 24,855
Sept 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard18,309 of 25,651
Aug 202575.0%, Below the 95% standard19,191 of 25,601
Jul 202575.6%, Below the 95% standard20,622 of 27,279
Jun 202576.5%, Below the 95% standard21,127 of 27,620
May 202578.0%, Below the 95% standard22,106 of 28,353
Apr 202578.4%, Below the 95% standard20,998 of 26,780
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

59.7%Jul 2026, 57,137 of 95,757 people waiting

−1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −32.3 points

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

July 2026: 59.7 per cent, 57,137 of 95,757 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 202659.7%, Below the 92% standard57,137 of 95,757
Jun 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard55,205 of 89,788
May 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard55,537 of 90,293
Apr 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard56,245 of 91,426
Mar 202660.1%, Below the 92% standard53,279 of 88,592
Feb 202657.1%, Below the 92% standard51,020 of 89,272
Jan 202654.1%, Below the 92% standard49,088 of 90,802
Dec 202554.0%, Below the 92% standard50,094 of 92,748
Nov 202554.3%, Below the 92% standard50,791 of 93,463
Oct 202556.0%, Below the 92% standard54,671 of 97,652
Sept 202556.5%, Below the 92% standard52,534 of 93,050
Aug 202556.6%, Below the 92% standard52,766 of 93,276
Jul 202557.0%, Below the 92% standard52,556 of 92,240
Jun 202556.5%, Below the 92% standard52,013 of 92,050
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

86.7%Jul 2026, 16,897 of 19,496 people waiting

−2.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −12.3 points

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

July 2026: 86.7 per cent, 16,897 of 19,496 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 202686.7%, Below the 99% standard16,897 of 19,496
Jun 202688.9%, Below the 99% standard17,232 of 19,391
May 202692.1%, Below the 99% standard16,665 of 18,088
Apr 202689.4%, Below the 99% standard16,814 of 18,800
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

76.3%Jul 2026, 3,539 of 4,637 referrals

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +1.3 points

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

July 2026: 76.3 per cent, 3,539 of 4,637 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 202676.3%, Meets the 75% standard3,539 of 4,637
Jun 202675.3%, Meets the 75% standard3,544 of 4,705
May 202674.5%, Below the 75% standard2,954 of 3,966
Apr 202674.3%, Below the 75% standard3,107 of 4,182
Mar 202674.1%, Below the 75% standard3,458 of 4,667
Feb 202674.9%, Below the 75% standard3,205 of 4,279
Jan 202667.7%, Below the 75% standard2,919 of 4,311
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

93.2%Jul 2026, 909 of 975 treatments

−1.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.8 points

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

July 2026: 93.2 per cent, 909 of 975 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 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard909 of 975
Jun 202694.7%, Below the 96% standard822 of 868
May 202695.3%, Below the 96% standard697 of 731
Apr 202691.5%, Below the 96% standard756 of 826
Mar 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard868 of 927
Feb 202693.1%, Below the 96% standard808 of 868
Jan 202687.6%, Below the 96% standard777 of 887
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

71.8%Jul 2026, 343 of 477.5 treatments

+6.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −13.2 points

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

July 2026: 71.8 per cent, 343 of 477.5 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 202671.8%, Below the 85% standard343 of 477.5
Jun 202665.6%, Below the 85% standard284 of 433
May 202667.1%, Below the 85% standard257.5 of 384
Apr 202663.7%, Below the 85% standard248 of 389.5
Mar 202665.7%, Below the 85% standard304 of 463
Feb 202663.5%, Below the 85% standard255 of 401.5
Jan 202668.0%, Below the 85% standard299 of 440
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times