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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 30 June 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

63.8%Aug 2026, 7,446 of 11,672 attendances

−0.9 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −31.2 points

50%75%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 63.8 per cent, 7,446 of 11,672 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 202663.8%, Below the 95% standard7,446 of 11,672
Jul 202664.7%, Below the 95% standard7,928 of 12,246
Jun 202665.2%, Below the 95% standard8,061 of 12,361
May 202666.2%, Below the 95% standard8,095 of 12,227
Apr 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard8,059 of 11,900
Mar 202668.9%, Below the 95% standard8,419 of 12,222
Feb 202669.2%, Below the 95% standard7,305 of 10,563
Jan 202666.7%, Below the 95% standard7,783 of 11,670
Dec 202571.5%, Below the 95% standard8,356 of 11,692
Nov 202571.1%, Below the 95% standard8,288 of 11,653
Oct 202569.9%, Below the 95% standard8,458 of 12,096
Sept 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard7,819 of 11,449
Aug 202567.8%, Below the 95% standard7,443 of 10,977
Jul 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard8,032 of 11,626
Jun 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard7,856 of 11,370
May 202570.3%, Below the 95% standard7,807 of 11,109
Apr 202569.6%, Below the 95% standard7,679 of 11,033
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

57.9%Jul 2026, 24,781 of 42,820 people waiting

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −34.1 points

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

July 2026: 57.9 per cent, 24,781 of 42,820 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 202657.9%, Below the 92% standard24,781 of 42,820
Jun 202656.9%, Below the 92% standard24,378 of 42,881
May 202657.2%, Below the 92% standard25,166 of 43,973
Apr 202656.7%, Below the 92% standard25,069 of 44,196
Mar 202657.7%, Below the 92% standard24,626 of 42,670
Feb 202657.3%, Below the 92% standard25,389 of 44,295
Jan 202658.0%, Below the 92% standard25,489 of 43,958
Dec 202559.0%, Below the 92% standard25,261 of 42,844
Nov 202559.8%, Below the 92% standard24,996 of 41,823
Oct 202560.6%, Below the 92% standard25,220 of 41,621
Sept 202560.7%, Below the 92% standard24,662 of 40,648
Aug 202560.5%, Below the 92% standard24,264 of 40,133
Jul 202561.2%, Below the 92% standard24,024 of 39,242
Jun 202560.8%, Below the 92% standard23,234 of 38,227
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

93.7%Jul 2026, 7,362 of 7,859 people waiting

+0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −5.3 points

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

July 2026: 93.7 per cent, 7,362 of 7,859 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 202693.7%, Below the 99% standard7,362 of 7,859
Jun 202693.5%, Below the 99% standard7,457 of 7,973
May 202693.1%, Below the 99% standard6,687 of 7,183
Apr 202688.8%, Below the 99% standard7,106 of 8,003
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

76.9%Jul 2026, 1,665 of 2,166 referrals

+8.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +1.9 points

50%70%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 76.9 per cent, 1,665 of 2,166 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 202676.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,665 of 2,166
Jun 202668.0%, Below the 75% standard1,236 of 1,819
May 202667.3%, Below the 75% standard1,002 of 1,488
Apr 202672.1%, Below the 75% standard1,069 of 1,483
Mar 202680.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,489 of 1,847
Feb 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,324 of 1,646
Jan 202664.8%, Below the 75% standard1,061 of 1,636
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

89.2%Jul 2026, 223 of 250 treatments

+2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −6.8 points

70%85%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 89.2 per cent, 223 of 250 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 202689.2%, Below the 96% standard223 of 250
Jun 202687.1%, Below the 96% standard202 of 232
May 202687.0%, Below the 96% standard154 of 177
Apr 202680.0%, Below the 96% standard172 of 215
Mar 202688.8%, Below the 96% standard207 of 233
Feb 202685.3%, Below the 96% standard191 of 224
Jan 202685.5%, Below the 96% standard147 of 172
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

66.2%Jul 2026, 124.5 of 188 treatments

+7.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −18.8 points

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

July 2026: 66.2 per cent, 124.5 of 188 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 202666.2%, Below the 85% standard124.5 of 188
Jun 202659.2%, Below the 85% standard116 of 196
May 202664.5%, Below the 85% standard93.5 of 145
Apr 202662.2%, Below the 85% standard107 of 172
Mar 202672.0%, Below the 85% standard127 of 176.5
Feb 202660.6%, Below the 85% standard110 of 181.5
Jan 202661.6%, Below the 85% standard83.5 of 135.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times