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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

What CQC currently says

CQC rates Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 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

  • CaringGood24 November 2023
  • EffectiveRequires improvement24 November 2023
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement24 November 2023
  • SafeRequires improvement24 November 2023
  • Well-ledRequires improvement24 November 2023

Most recent judgement 24 November 2023. Read it on the CQC website

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

72.6%

Aug 2026

11,478 of 15,818 attendances

−1.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −22.4 points

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

August 2026: 72.6 per cent, 11,478 of 15,818 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 202672.6%, Below the 95% standard11,478 of 15,818
Jul 202673.9%, Below the 95% standard12,317 of 16,670
Jun 202673.2%, Below the 95% standard12,044 of 16,448
May 202670.5%, Below the 95% standard11,674 of 16,570
Apr 202671.3%, Below the 95% standard11,151 of 15,643
Mar 202672.2%, Below the 95% standard11,282 of 15,630
Feb 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard9,599 of 14,171
Jan 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard10,528 of 15,544
Dec 202571.2%, Below the 95% standard11,274 of 15,845
Nov 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard11,224 of 16,032
Oct 202571.2%, Below the 95% standard11,893 of 16,714
Sept 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard10,675 of 15,455
Aug 202569.3%, Below the 95% standard10,362 of 14,962
Jul 202571.8%, Below the 95% standard11,647 of 16,226
Jun 202569.9%, Below the 95% standard10,885 of 15,567
May 202571.0%, Below the 95% standard11,391 of 16,036
Apr 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard10,974 of 15,549
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

58.9%

Jul 2026

35,934 of 61,033 people waiting

+0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −33.1 points

40%70%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 58.9 per cent, 35,934 of 61,033 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 202658.9%, Below the 92% standard35,934 of 61,033
Jun 202658.7%, Below the 92% standard35,636 of 60,692
May 202657.4%, Below the 92% standard34,712 of 60,428
Apr 202657.4%, Below the 92% standard35,186 of 61,329
Mar 202659.4%, Below the 92% standard38,725 of 65,167
Feb 202655.7%, Below the 92% standard35,728 of 64,104
Jan 202653.2%, Below the 92% standard33,689 of 63,332
Dec 202553.1%, Below the 92% standard34,027 of 64,049
Nov 202554.0%, Below the 92% standard34,805 of 64,392
Oct 202554.1%, Below the 92% standard34,776 of 64,319
Sept 202554.7%, Below the 92% standard35,711 of 65,334
Aug 202553.3%, Below the 92% standard34,848 of 65,337
Jul 202554.5%, Below the 92% standard35,212 of 64,579
Jun 202554.9%, Below the 92% standard34,735 of 63,259
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

73.3%

Jul 2026

8,688 of 11,845 people waiting

+2.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −25.7 points

50%75%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.3 per cent, 8,688 of 11,845 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 202673.3%, Below the 99% standard8,688 of 11,845
Jun 202671.1%, Below the 99% standard9,563 of 13,444
May 202666.0%, Below the 99% standard9,306 of 14,096
Apr 202659.7%, Below the 99% standard9,548 of 15,985
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

82.9%

Jul 2026

2,210 of 2,666 referrals

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.9 points

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

July 2026: 82.9 per cent, 2,210 of 2,666 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 202682.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,210 of 2,666
Jun 202683.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,118 of 2,529
May 202681.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,774 of 2,191
Apr 202678.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,835 of 2,335
Mar 202683.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,036 of 2,437
Feb 202681.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,752 of 2,151
Jan 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,618 of 2,052
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

89.4%

Jul 2026

804 of 899 treatments

−4.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −6.6 points

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

July 2026: 89.4 per cent, 804 of 899 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 202689.4%, Below the 96% standard804 of 899
Jun 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard780 of 834
May 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard678 of 725
Apr 202692.1%, Below the 96% standard734 of 797
Mar 202693.3%, Below the 96% standard749 of 803
Feb 202693.7%, Below the 96% standard724 of 773
Jan 202689.0%, Below the 96% standard723 of 812
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

75.0%

Jul 2026

225.5 of 300.5 treatments

+1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −10.0 points

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

July 2026: 75.0 per cent, 225.5 of 300.5 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 202675.0%, Below the 85% standard225.5 of 300.5
Jun 202673.7%, Below the 85% standard196 of 266
May 202668.7%, Below the 85% standard160 of 233
Apr 202663.6%, Below the 85% standard186.5 of 293
Mar 202676.6%, Below the 85% standard210 of 274
Feb 202665.2%, Below the 85% standard144 of 221
Jan 202665.1%, Below the 85% standard147.5 of 226.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times