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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 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust since 23 July 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.

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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

76.5%

Aug 2026

18,347 of 23,999 attendances

−1.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −18.5 points

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

August 2026: 76.5 per cent, 18,347 of 23,999 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 202676.5%, Below the 95% standard18,347 of 23,999
Jul 202677.4%, Below the 95% standard19,547 of 25,253
Jun 202677.2%, Below the 95% standard19,143 of 24,790
May 202678.0%, Below the 95% standard19,224 of 24,635
Apr 202678.6%, Below the 95% standard18,257 of 23,236
Mar 202680.1%, Below the 95% standard19,060 of 23,795
Feb 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard16,495 of 21,413
Jan 202675.5%, Below the 95% standard17,600 of 23,299
Dec 202576.2%, Below the 95% standard17,307 of 22,712
Nov 202577.7%, Below the 95% standard18,061 of 23,245
Oct 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard18,815 of 24,754
Sept 202575.0%, Below the 95% standard17,499 of 23,330
Aug 202576.1%, Below the 95% standard17,460 of 22,939
Jul 202577.2%, Below the 95% standard19,189 of 24,845
Jun 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard18,403 of 24,203
May 202575.5%, Below the 95% standard18,372 of 24,340
Apr 202575.2%, Below the 95% standard17,404 of 23,149
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

69.8%

Jul 2026

58,324 of 83,496 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −22.2 points

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

July 2026: 69.8 per cent, 58,324 of 83,496 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 202669.8%, Below the 92% standard58,324 of 83,496
Jun 202670.6%, Below the 92% standard59,324 of 84,008
May 202670.1%, Below the 92% standard58,508 of 83,513
Apr 202669.3%, Below the 92% standard58,103 of 83,829
Mar 202669.1%, Below the 92% standard58,011 of 83,944
Feb 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard58,431 of 87,439
Jan 202664.4%, Below the 92% standard56,957 of 88,405
Dec 202564.2%, Below the 92% standard57,683 of 89,789
Nov 202562.6%, Below the 92% standard56,547 of 90,297
Oct 202562.1%, Below the 92% standard56,061 of 90,255
Sept 202562.0%, Below the 92% standard56,644 of 91,321
Aug 202560.8%, Below the 92% standard55,356 of 91,122
Jul 202561.5%, Below the 92% standard55,348 of 90,019
Jun 202561.7%, Below the 92% standard54,972 of 89,031
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

90.8%

Jul 2026

16,635 of 18,323 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −8.2 points

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

July 2026: 90.8 per cent, 16,635 of 18,323 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 202690.8%, Below the 99% standard16,635 of 18,323
Jun 202691.5%, Below the 99% standard17,497 of 19,133
May 202692.0%, Below the 99% standard16,405 of 17,826
Apr 202694.2%, Below the 99% standard16,451 of 17,466
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

82.3%

Jul 2026

2,713 of 3,297 referrals

+1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.3 points

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

July 2026: 82.3 per cent, 2,713 of 3,297 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 202682.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,713 of 3,297
Jun 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,560 of 3,172
May 202682.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,208 of 2,682
Apr 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,303 of 2,880
Mar 202684.2%, Meets the 75% standard2,741 of 3,254
Feb 202684.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,292 of 2,714
Jan 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard2,160 of 2,688
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

95.7%

Jul 2026

828 of 865 treatments

+2.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −0.3 points

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

July 2026: 95.7 per cent, 828 of 865 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 202695.7%, Below the 96% standard828 of 865
Jun 202693.0%, Below the 96% standard778 of 837
May 202696.1%, Meets the 96% standard721 of 750
Apr 202695.5%, Below the 96% standard680 of 712
Mar 202695.9%, Below the 96% standard721 of 752
Feb 202696.8%, Meets the 96% standard749 of 774
Jan 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard848 of 881
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

65.9%

Jul 2026

176.5 of 268 treatments

−3.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −19.1 points

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

July 2026: 65.9 per cent, 176.5 of 268 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 202665.9%, Below the 85% standard176.5 of 268
Jun 202669.5%, Below the 85% standard162 of 233
May 202668.5%, Below the 85% standard147 of 214.5
Apr 202668.7%, Below the 85% standard147 of 214
Mar 202675.3%, Below the 85% standard180 of 239
Feb 202670.3%, Below the 85% standard164.5 of 234
Jan 202671.8%, Below the 85% standard166.5 of 232
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times