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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 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust since 27 February 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

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

71.3%

Aug 2026

11,386 of 15,977 attendances

−3.9 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.7 points

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

August 2026: 71.3 per cent, 11,386 of 15,977 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 202671.3%, Below the 95% standard11,386 of 15,977
Jul 202675.2%, Below the 95% standard12,526 of 16,667
Jun 202674.8%, Below the 95% standard11,775 of 15,738
May 202673.0%, Below the 95% standard11,626 of 15,938
Apr 202677.2%, Below the 95% standard11,628 of 15,071
Mar 202677.2%, Below the 95% standard11,987 of 15,528
Feb 202671.4%, Below the 95% standard9,622 of 13,472
Jan 202668.8%, Below the 95% standard10,167 of 14,784
Dec 202572.9%, Below the 95% standard10,935 of 14,993
Nov 202572.3%, Below the 95% standard10,935 of 15,133
Oct 202575.1%, Below the 95% standard11,504 of 15,320
Sept 202578.0%, Below the 95% standard11,760 of 15,068
Aug 202576.1%, Below the 95% standard11,489 of 15,093
Jul 202575.4%, Below the 95% standard11,632 of 15,419
Jun 202575.8%, Below the 95% standard11,250 of 14,836
May 202579.3%, Below the 95% standard11,645 of 14,694
Apr 202577.5%, Below the 95% standard11,118 of 14,339
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

69.0%

Jul 2026

38,655 of 56,051 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −23.0 points

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

July 2026: 69.0 per cent, 38,655 of 56,051 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 202669.0%, Below the 92% standard38,655 of 56,051
Jun 202668.5%, Below the 92% standard38,343 of 55,945
May 202667.9%, Below the 92% standard39,200 of 57,746
Apr 202666.4%, Below the 92% standard38,198 of 57,507
Mar 202666.3%, Below the 92% standard38,116 of 57,467
Feb 202663.7%, Below the 92% standard38,149 of 59,853
Jan 202663.3%, Below the 92% standard37,893 of 59,853
Dec 202565.2%, Below the 92% standard40,064 of 61,443
Nov 202564.2%, Below the 92% standard39,666 of 61,749
Oct 202564.2%, Below the 92% standard39,565 of 61,636
Sept 202564.6%, Below the 92% standard39,699 of 61,439
Aug 202563.5%, Below the 92% standard39,501 of 62,249
Jul 202563.6%, Below the 92% standard39,549 of 62,190
Jun 202563.4%, Below the 92% standard39,067 of 61,657
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

94.7%

Jul 2026

7,821 of 8,256 people waiting

+4.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −4.3 points

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

July 2026: 94.7 per cent, 7,821 of 8,256 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 202694.7%, Below the 99% standard7,821 of 8,256
Jun 202690.7%, Below the 99% standard8,656 of 9,541
May 202686.9%, Below the 99% standard8,475 of 9,751
Apr 202681.4%, Below the 99% standard9,310 of 11,434
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

84.2%

Jul 2026

2,728 of 3,240 referrals

+0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +9.2 points

70%80%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 84.2 per cent, 2,728 of 3,240 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 202684.2%, Meets the 75% standard2,728 of 3,240
Jun 202683.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,767 of 3,322
May 202680.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,430 of 3,005
Apr 202677.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,948 of 2,526
Mar 202682.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,370 of 2,860
Feb 202685.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,191 of 2,555
Jan 202679.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,032 of 2,546
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

98.2%

Jul 2026

325 of 331 treatments

+2.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +2.2 points

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

July 2026: 98.2 per cent, 325 of 331 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 202698.2%, Meets the 96% standard325 of 331
Jun 202695.5%, Below the 96% standard300 of 314
May 202694.3%, Below the 96% standard280 of 297
Apr 202691.0%, Below the 96% standard262 of 288
Mar 202695.0%, Below the 96% standard267 of 281
Feb 202695.1%, Below the 96% standard253 of 266
Jan 202694.0%, Below the 96% standard251 of 267
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

67.0%

Jul 2026

208.5 of 311 treatments

−1.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −18.0 points

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

July 2026: 67.0 per cent, 208.5 of 311 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 202667.0%, Below the 85% standard208.5 of 311
Jun 202669.0%, Below the 85% standard198 of 287
May 202664.0%, Below the 85% standard167 of 261
Apr 202664.5%, Below the 85% standard172.5 of 267.5
Mar 202674.4%, Below the 85% standard189 of 254
Feb 202672.6%, Below the 85% standard184 of 253.5
Jan 202674.3%, Below the 85% standard180.5 of 243
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times