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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 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust since 14 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.

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

79.9%

Aug 2026

8,035 of 10,055 attendances

−0.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −15.1 points

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

August 2026: 79.9 per cent, 8,035 of 10,055 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 202679.9%, Below the 95% standard8,035 of 10,055
Jul 202680.1%, Below the 95% standard8,427 of 10,518
Jun 202677.7%, Below the 95% standard8,334 of 10,729
May 202674.3%, Below the 95% standard7,893 of 10,619
Apr 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard7,738 of 10,046
Mar 202675.1%, Below the 95% standard8,054 of 10,723
Feb 202675.1%, Below the 95% standard7,054 of 9,397
Jan 202669.1%, Below the 95% standard7,013 of 10,148
Dec 202573.0%, Below the 95% standard7,638 of 10,468
Nov 202577.6%, Below the 95% standard8,112 of 10,452
Oct 202573.7%, Below the 95% standard7,519 of 10,203
Sept 202577.4%, Below the 95% standard7,537 of 9,740
Aug 202582.3%, Below the 95% standard8,033 of 9,762
Jul 202582.2%, Below the 95% standard8,566 of 10,417
Jun 202576.7%, Below the 95% standard7,645 of 9,969
May 202579.0%, Below the 95% standard7,868 of 9,964
Apr 202572.5%, Below the 95% standard7,159 of 9,868
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

77.2%

Jul 2026

9,013 of 11,674 people waiting

−1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −14.8 points

60%80%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 77.2 per cent, 9,013 of 11,674 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 202677.2%, Below the 92% standard9,013 of 11,674
Jun 202678.3%, Below the 92% standard8,992 of 11,492
May 202678.4%, Below the 92% standard9,319 of 11,890
Apr 202676.4%, Below the 92% standard9,025 of 11,812
Mar 202677.5%, Below the 92% standard8,970 of 11,572
Feb 202671.6%, Below the 92% standard8,810 of 12,307
Jan 202671.4%, Below the 92% standard8,982 of 12,578
Dec 202570.1%, Below the 92% standard8,777 of 12,521
Nov 202569.5%, Below the 92% standard8,859 of 12,755
Oct 202567.9%, Below the 92% standard8,975 of 13,225
Sept 202568.3%, Below the 92% standard9,155 of 13,399
Aug 202567.4%, Below the 92% standard9,121 of 13,533
Jul 202568.6%, Below the 92% standard9,159 of 13,345
Jun 202568.3%, Below the 92% standard9,022 of 13,204
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

92.1%

Jul 2026

5,781 of 6,274 people waiting

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −6.9 points

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

July 2026: 92.1 per cent, 5,781 of 6,274 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 202692.1%, Below the 99% standard5,781 of 6,274
Jun 202692.7%, Below the 99% standard5,690 of 6,139
May 202692.2%, Below the 99% standard5,697 of 6,176
Apr 202692.9%, Below the 99% standard5,738 of 6,178
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

42.1%

Jul 2026

490 of 1,165 referrals

−5.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −32.9 points

30%55%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 42.1 per cent, 490 of 1,165 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 202642.1%, Below the 75% standard490 of 1,165
Jun 202647.3%, Below the 75% standard684 of 1,446
May 202645.0%, Below the 75% standard509 of 1,131
Apr 202642.9%, Below the 75% standard515 of 1,202
Mar 202660.8%, Below the 75% standard848 of 1,394
Feb 202655.3%, Below the 75% standard766 of 1,386
Jan 202639.4%, Below the 75% standard545 of 1,385
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

238 of 245 treatments

+0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.1 points

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

July 2026: 97.1 per cent, 238 of 245 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% standard238 of 245
Jun 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard202 of 209
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard192 of 192
Apr 202697.9%, Meets the 96% standard189 of 193
Mar 202697.5%, Meets the 96% standard191 of 196
Feb 202699.0%, Meets the 96% standard197 of 199
Jan 202691.5%, Below the 96% standard182 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

50.7%

Jul 2026

93 of 183.5 treatments

−9.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −34.3 points

40%65%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 50.7 per cent, 93 of 183.5 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 202650.7%, Below the 85% standard93 of 183.5
Jun 202660.1%, Below the 85% standard89 of 148
May 202665.2%, Below the 85% standard89 of 136.5
Apr 202665.7%, Below the 85% standard94 of 143
Mar 202665.7%, Below the 85% standard93 of 141.5
Feb 202663.0%, Below the 85% standard85 of 135
Jan 202652.0%, Below the 85% standard71 of 136.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times