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Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC rates Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Requires improvement overall. These are the judgements underneath it. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

The body as a whole

  • CaringGood23 May 2024
  • EffectiveRequires improvement23 May 2024
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement23 May 2024
  • SafeRequires improvement23 May 2024
  • Well-ledRequires improvement23 May 2024

Most recent judgement 23 May 2024. Read it on the CQC website

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

79.4%Aug 2026, 15,265 of 19,215 attendances

−0.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −15.6 points

70%85%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 79.4 per cent, 15,265 of 19,215 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 202679.4%, Below the 95% standard15,265 of 19,215
Jul 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard16,095 of 20,170
Jun 202679.0%, Below the 95% standard15,502 of 19,611
May 202680.3%, Below the 95% standard15,991 of 19,904
Apr 202680.0%, Below the 95% standard15,603 of 19,498
Mar 202680.2%, Below the 95% standard16,887 of 21,057
Feb 202678.9%, Below the 95% standard14,315 of 18,142
Jan 202678.3%, Below the 95% standard15,106 of 19,295
Dec 202579.8%, Below the 95% standard15,819 of 19,830
Nov 202580.6%, Below the 95% standard15,479 of 19,202
Oct 202578.9%, Below the 95% standard14,990 of 18,998
Sept 202580.3%, Below the 95% standard14,712 of 18,323
Aug 202580.1%, Below the 95% standard14,106 of 17,601
Jul 202579.6%, Below the 95% standard14,948 of 18,786
Jun 202579.3%, Below the 95% standard14,589 of 18,397
May 202579.4%, Below the 95% standard14,893 of 18,758
Apr 202579.1%, Below the 95% standard14,659 of 18,537
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

67.6%Jul 2026, 21,089 of 31,176 people waiting

+2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −24.4 points

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

July 2026: 67.6 per cent, 21,089 of 31,176 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 202667.6%, Below the 92% standard21,089 of 31,176
Jun 202665.6%, Below the 92% standard18,171 of 27,712
May 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard17,168 of 26,714
Apr 202663.1%, Below the 92% standard16,061 of 25,456
Mar 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard15,215 of 23,672
Feb 202662.5%, Below the 92% standard15,025 of 24,049
Jan 202662.0%, Below the 92% standard15,239 of 24,589
Dec 202562.7%, Below the 92% standard16,154 of 25,747
Nov 202560.4%, Below the 92% standard15,142 of 25,062
Oct 202561.3%, Below the 92% standard15,580 of 25,435
Sept 202561.7%, Below the 92% standard15,584 of 25,263
Aug 202561.6%, Below the 92% standard15,784 of 25,619
Jul 202563.1%, Below the 92% standard16,307 of 25,827
Jun 202565.0%, Below the 92% standard16,232 of 24,957
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

63.7%Jul 2026, 7,914 of 12,421 people waiting

+5.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −35.3 points

40%70%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 63.7 per cent, 7,914 of 12,421 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 202663.7%, Below the 99% standard7,914 of 12,421
Jun 202658.3%, Below the 99% standard7,586 of 13,004
May 202655.7%, Below the 99% standard7,894 of 14,161
Apr 202654.8%, Below the 99% standard8,101 of 14,786
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

73.5%Jul 2026, 1,171 of 1,594 referrals

−3.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −1.5 points

40%65%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.5 per cent, 1,171 of 1,594 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 202673.5%, Below the 75% standard1,171 of 1,594
Jun 202676.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,152 of 1,500
May 202681.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,041 of 1,271
Apr 202675.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,184 of 1,571
Mar 202674.0%, Below the 75% standard1,240 of 1,676
Feb 202669.0%, Below the 75% standard1,006 of 1,457
Jan 202648.9%, Below the 75% standard692 of 1,416
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

93.8%Jul 2026, 183 of 195 treatments

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.2 points

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

July 2026: 93.8 per cent, 183 of 195 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 202693.8%, Below the 96% standard183 of 195
Jun 202693.3%, Below the 96% standard166 of 178
May 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard160 of 171
Apr 202693.8%, Below the 96% standard195 of 208
Mar 202695.2%, Below the 96% standard200 of 210
Feb 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard172 of 184
Jan 202686.5%, Below the 96% standard166 of 192
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

62.0%Jul 2026, 100.5 of 162 treatments

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −23.0 points

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

July 2026: 62.0 per cent, 100.5 of 162 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 202662.0%, Below the 85% standard100.5 of 162
Jun 202661.1%, Below the 85% standard85.5 of 140
May 202661.6%, Below the 85% standard94 of 152.5
Apr 202665.8%, Below the 85% standard109.5 of 166.5
Mar 202669.3%, Below the 85% standard123 of 177.5
Feb 202662.5%, Below the 85% standard90 of 144
Jan 202654.5%, Below the 85% standard81 of 148.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times