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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

70.7%

Aug 2026

20,492 of 28,983 attendances

+2.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −24.3 points

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

August 2026: 70.7 per cent, 20,492 of 28,983 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 202670.7%, Below the 95% standard20,492 of 28,983
Jul 202668.0%, Below the 95% standard19,313 of 28,404
Jun 202667.7%, Below the 95% standard18,321 of 27,078
May 202669.4%, Below the 95% standard19,502 of 28,117
Apr 202669.7%, Below the 95% standard19,022 of 27,307
Mar 202670.0%, Below the 95% standard19,069 of 27,225
Feb 202667.4%, Below the 95% standard16,255 of 24,124
Jan 202666.4%, Below the 95% standard17,450 of 26,293
Dec 202566.8%, Below the 95% standard16,765 of 25,116
Nov 202568.1%, Below the 95% standard18,401 of 27,028
Oct 202565.7%, Below the 95% standard18,499 of 28,155
Sept 202568.2%, Below the 95% standard18,303 of 26,823
Aug 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard18,111 of 25,869
Jul 202568.1%, Below the 95% standard18,362 of 26,981
Jun 202568.6%, Below the 95% standard17,078 of 24,898
May 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard18,894 of 26,973
Apr 202567.1%, Below the 95% standard17,192 of 25,638
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

60.7%

Jul 2026

38,276 of 63,031 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −31.3 points

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

July 2026: 60.7 per cent, 38,276 of 63,031 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 202660.7%, Below the 92% standard38,276 of 63,031
Jun 202661.4%, Below the 92% standard38,696 of 62,986
May 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard37,202 of 61,413
Apr 202660.7%, Below the 92% standard36,247 of 59,708
Mar 202662.2%, Below the 92% standard37,715 of 60,650
Feb 202657.6%, Below the 92% standard36,192 of 62,820
Jan 202655.5%, Below the 92% standard35,575 of 64,081
Dec 202555.3%, Below the 92% standard35,366 of 63,991
Nov 202556.5%, Below the 92% standard36,522 of 64,629
Oct 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard37,358 of 66,330
Sept 202556.0%, Below the 92% standard37,279 of 66,585
Aug 202556.1%, Below the 92% standard37,895 of 67,595
Jul 202555.9%, Below the 92% standard37,384 of 66,837
Jun 202555.8%, Below the 92% standard38,542 of 69,099
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

88.4%

Jul 2026

15,285 of 17,286 people waiting

+2.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −10.6 points

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

July 2026: 88.4 per cent, 15,285 of 17,286 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 202688.4%, Below the 99% standard15,285 of 17,286
Jun 202685.8%, Below the 99% standard14,341 of 16,705
May 202684.8%, Below the 99% standard14,428 of 17,021
Apr 202685.0%, Below the 99% standard14,909 of 17,541
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

75.5%

Jul 2026

2,920 of 3,869 referrals

+3.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +0.5 points

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

July 2026: 75.5 per cent, 2,920 of 3,869 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 202675.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,920 of 3,869
Jun 202672.0%, Below the 75% standard2,893 of 4,017
May 202677.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,669 of 3,441
Apr 202674.9%, Below the 75% standard2,746 of 3,665
Mar 202678.3%, Meets the 75% standard3,191 of 4,076
Feb 202682.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,862 of 3,467
Jan 202670.4%, Below the 75% standard2,371 of 3,366
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

90.5%

Jul 2026

410 of 453 treatments

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −5.5 points

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

July 2026: 90.5 per cent, 410 of 453 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 202690.5%, Below the 96% standard410 of 453
Jun 202690.2%, Below the 96% standard366 of 406
May 202686.3%, Below the 96% standard346 of 401
Apr 202685.9%, Below the 96% standard372 of 433
Mar 202688.4%, Below the 96% standard464 of 525
Feb 202688.7%, Below the 96% standard346 of 390
Jan 202683.5%, Below the 96% standard350 of 419
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

73.3%

Jul 2026

257.5 of 351.5 treatments

+1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −11.7 points

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

July 2026: 73.3 per cent, 257.5 of 351.5 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 202673.3%, Below the 85% standard257.5 of 351.5
Jun 202671.5%, Below the 85% standard214 of 299.5
May 202669.6%, Below the 85% standard199 of 286
Apr 202672.2%, Below the 85% standard238 of 329.5
Mar 202676.5%, Below the 85% standard308 of 402.5
Feb 202668.2%, Below the 85% standard198 of 290.5
Jan 202665.7%, Below the 85% standard199.5 of 303.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times