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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.

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

71.8%

Aug 2026

18,235 of 25,394 attendances

+1.6 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.2 points

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

August 2026: 71.8 per cent, 18,235 of 25,394 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 202671.8%, Below the 95% standard18,235 of 25,394
Jul 202670.2%, Below the 95% standard19,326 of 27,523
Jun 202671.7%, Below the 95% standard19,188 of 26,776
May 202671.4%, Below the 95% standard19,168 of 26,849
Apr 202673.9%, Below the 95% standard18,751 of 25,377
Mar 202672.1%, Below the 95% standard19,212 of 26,633
Feb 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard15,704 of 22,924
Jan 202667.5%, Below the 95% standard17,619 of 26,110
Dec 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard17,581 of 25,131
Nov 202569.6%, Below the 95% standard17,682 of 25,407
Oct 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard18,206 of 25,517
Sept 202569.5%, Below the 95% standard17,913 of 25,782
Aug 202574.0%, Below the 95% standard18,419 of 24,898
Jul 202572.9%, Below the 95% standard19,444 of 26,678
Jun 202571.6%, Below the 95% standard18,359 of 25,657
May 202573.6%, Below the 95% standard19,210 of 26,102
Apr 202573.1%, Below the 95% standard18,731 of 25,627
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

66.8%

Jul 2026

60,108 of 89,928 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −25.2 points

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

July 2026: 66.8 per cent, 60,108 of 89,928 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 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard60,108 of 89,928
Jun 202667.5%, Below the 92% standard60,734 of 89,950
May 202667.5%, Below the 92% standard59,836 of 88,671
Apr 202666.6%, Below the 92% standard57,644 of 86,539
Mar 202666.4%, Below the 92% standard55,710 of 83,918
Feb 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard53,906 of 83,880
Jan 202663.0%, Below the 92% standard52,853 of 83,954
Dec 202563.9%, Below the 92% standard56,293 of 88,038
Nov 202563.9%, Below the 92% standard55,119 of 86,228
Oct 202563.0%, Below the 92% standard53,309 of 84,595
Sept 202561.5%, Below the 92% standard50,006 of 81,245
Aug 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard47,828 of 79,638
Jul 202560.7%, Below the 92% standard49,593 of 81,693
Jun 202563.2%, Below the 92% standard53,391 of 84,462
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

80.9%

Jul 2026

16,824 of 20,807 people waiting

−1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −18.1 points

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

July 2026: 80.9 per cent, 16,824 of 20,807 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 202680.9%, Below the 99% standard16,824 of 20,807
Jun 202682.2%, Below the 99% standard16,854 of 20,515
May 202681.7%, Below the 99% standard16,774 of 20,536
Apr 202680.2%, Below the 99% standard15,160 of 18,900
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

80.7%

Jul 2026

3,236 of 4,011 referrals

+1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +5.7 points

60%75%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 80.7 per cent, 3,236 of 4,011 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 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard3,236 of 4,011
Jun 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard3,029 of 3,842
May 202679.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,638 of 3,318
Apr 202676.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,627 of 3,425
Mar 202678.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,942 of 3,729
Feb 202681.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,777 of 3,391
Jan 202673.0%, Below the 75% standard2,514 of 3,444
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

96.7%

Jul 2026

378 of 391 treatments

+1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +0.7 points

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

July 2026: 96.7 per cent, 378 of 391 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 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard378 of 391
Jun 202695.1%, Below the 96% standard349 of 367
May 202696.9%, Meets the 96% standard308 of 318
Apr 202694.3%, Below the 96% standard281 of 298
Mar 202698.5%, Meets the 96% standard396 of 402
Feb 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard294 of 304
Jan 202692.1%, Below the 96% standard337 of 366
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

70.2%

Jul 2026

211.5 of 301.5 treatments

−0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −14.8 points

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

July 2026: 70.2 per cent, 211.5 of 301.5 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 202670.2%, Below the 85% standard211.5 of 301.5
Jun 202670.8%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 273.5
May 202665.8%, Below the 85% standard170 of 258.5
Apr 202667.6%, Below the 85% standard170 of 251.5
Mar 202673.3%, Below the 85% standard252.5 of 344.5
Feb 202661.1%, Below the 85% standard157 of 257
Jan 202661.4%, Below the 85% standard186.5 of 304
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times