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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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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 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust since 9 March 2018. 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

76.2%

Aug 2026

17,009 of 22,310 attendances

+1.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −18.8 points

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

August 2026: 76.2 per cent, 17,009 of 22,310 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 202676.2%, Below the 95% standard17,009 of 22,310
Jul 202675.2%, Below the 95% standard17,106 of 22,742
Jun 202679.3%, Below the 95% standard17,371 of 21,896
May 202680.6%, Below the 95% standard17,791 of 22,064
Apr 202679.0%, Below the 95% standard16,772 of 21,217
Mar 202680.3%, Below the 95% standard18,533 of 23,091
Feb 202678.3%, Below the 95% standard15,372 of 19,642
Jan 202675.0%, Below the 95% standard16,583 of 22,104
Dec 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard15,962 of 21,002
Nov 202580.5%, Below the 95% standard16,989 of 21,099
Oct 202579.8%, Below the 95% standard19,020 of 23,823
Sept 202581.4%, Below the 95% standard18,901 of 23,227
Aug 202580.3%, Below the 95% standard17,971 of 22,392
Jul 202583.3%, Below the 95% standard17,672 of 21,228
Jun 202582.8%, Below the 95% standard17,924 of 21,660
May 202581.7%, Below the 95% standard18,147 of 22,226
Apr 202582.0%, Below the 95% standard17,491 of 21,325
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

73.0%

Jul 2026

37,043 of 50,736 people waiting

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −19.0 points

60%80%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.0 per cent, 37,043 of 50,736 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 202673.0%, Below the 92% standard37,043 of 50,736
Jun 202673.5%, Below the 92% standard37,307 of 50,748
May 202674.0%, Below the 92% standard37,249 of 50,333
Apr 202674.2%, Below the 92% standard35,823 of 48,284
Mar 202676.1%, Below the 92% standard35,125 of 46,181
Feb 202670.6%, Below the 92% standard35,440 of 50,214
Jan 202670.0%, Below the 92% standard34,676 of 49,530
Dec 202569.6%, Below the 92% standard34,412 of 49,447
Nov 202570.1%, Below the 92% standard34,779 of 49,600
Oct 202570.1%, Below the 92% standard34,939 of 49,860
Sept 202570.2%, Below the 92% standard34,179 of 48,698
Aug 202569.0%, Below the 92% standard33,706 of 48,851
Jul 202570.4%, Below the 92% standard34,027 of 48,311
Jun 202572.4%, Below the 92% standard34,753 of 47,986
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

93.6%

Jul 2026

11,550 of 12,342 people waiting

−2.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −5.4 points

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

July 2026: 93.6 per cent, 11,550 of 12,342 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 202693.6%, Below the 99% standard11,550 of 12,342
Jun 202696.5%, Below the 99% standard10,768 of 11,162
May 202694.8%, Below the 99% standard9,930 of 10,474
Apr 202694.8%, Below the 99% standard10,558 of 11,133
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

81.8%

Jul 2026

1,759 of 2,151 referrals

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +6.8 points

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

July 2026: 81.8 per cent, 1,759 of 2,151 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 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,759 of 2,151
Jun 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,729 of 2,113
May 202681.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,572 of 1,941
Apr 202680.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,579 of 1,969
Mar 202681.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,822 of 2,248
Feb 202684.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,745 of 2,077
Jan 202681.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,660 of 2,046
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

98.3%

Jul 2026

774 of 787 treatments

+0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +2.3 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 98.3 per cent, 774 of 787 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 202698.3%, Meets the 96% standard774 of 787
Jun 202697.4%, Meets the 96% standard721 of 740
May 202698.4%, Meets the 96% standard778 of 791
Apr 202696.1%, Meets the 96% standard743 of 773
Mar 202697.3%, Meets the 96% standard827 of 850
Feb 202697.8%, Meets the 96% standard807 of 825
Jan 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard823 of 853
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

87.4%

Jul 2026

219 of 250.5 treatments

+2.3 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 85% standard · +2.4 points

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

July 2026: 87.4 per cent, 219 of 250.5 treatments. Meets 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 202687.4%, Meets the 85% standard219 of 250.5
Jun 202685.1%, Meets the 85% standard200 of 235
May 202686.8%, Meets the 85% standard197.5 of 227.5
Apr 202685.1%, Meets the 85% standard196.5 of 231
Mar 202689.5%, Meets the 85% standard210 of 234.5
Feb 202686.1%, Meets the 85% standard192.5 of 223.5
Jan 202687.5%, Meets the 85% standard206.5 of 236
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times