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Medway NHS Foundation 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 Medway NHS Foundation Trust since 30 July 2021. 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

72.6%

Aug 2026

11,637 of 16,023 attendances

−3.3 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, 11,637 of 16,023 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% standard11,637 of 16,023
Jul 202675.9%, Below the 95% standard13,375 of 17,625
Jun 202674.3%, Below the 95% standard12,780 of 17,202
May 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard13,213 of 17,148
Apr 202675.2%, Below the 95% standard12,231 of 16,264
Mar 202676.4%, Below the 95% standard13,534 of 17,718
Feb 202673.1%, Below the 95% standard11,011 of 15,066
Jan 202670.0%, Below the 95% standard11,538 of 16,471
Dec 202569.9%, Below the 95% standard11,665 of 16,696
Nov 202573.9%, Below the 95% standard12,210 of 16,521
Oct 202574.7%, Below the 95% standard13,030 of 17,451
Sept 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard12,983 of 17,147
Aug 202573.3%, Below the 95% standard12,009 of 16,386
Jul 202576.3%, Below the 95% standard13,879 of 18,183
Jun 202577.6%, Below the 95% standard13,970 of 17,995
May 202579.4%, Below the 95% standard13,992 of 17,631
Apr 202577.9%, Below the 95% standard13,246 of 16,997
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

58.0%

Jul 2026

20,432 of 35,231 people waiting

−2.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −34.0 points

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

July 2026: 58.0 per cent, 20,432 of 35,231 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 202658.0%, Below the 92% standard20,432 of 35,231
Jun 202660.8%, Below the 92% standard21,268 of 34,991
May 202661.0%, Below the 92% standard21,033 of 34,468
Apr 202661.6%, Below the 92% standard21,000 of 34,091
Mar 202662.0%, Below the 92% standard21,151 of 34,098
Feb 202659.6%, Below the 92% standard20,724 of 34,777
Jan 202658.0%, Below the 92% standard20,468 of 35,321
Dec 202557.1%, Below the 92% standard21,066 of 36,921
Nov 202555.8%, Below the 92% standard20,711 of 37,104
Oct 202554.6%, Below the 92% standard20,795 of 38,102
Sept 202553.5%, Below the 92% standard20,911 of 39,089
Aug 202552.8%, Below the 92% standard21,078 of 39,907
Jul 202553.7%, Below the 92% standard21,126 of 39,335
Jun 202554.6%, Below the 92% standard21,855 of 39,993
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

85.8%

Jul 2026

5,571 of 6,493 people waiting

−3.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −13.2 points

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

July 2026: 85.8 per cent, 5,571 of 6,493 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 202685.8%, Below the 99% standard5,571 of 6,493
Jun 202689.7%, Below the 99% standard5,775 of 6,442
May 202690.6%, Below the 99% standard5,275 of 5,821
Apr 202693.0%, Below the 99% standard6,050 of 6,504
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

77.8%

Jul 2026

1,494 of 1,921 referrals

+1.2 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +2.8 points

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

July 2026: 77.8 per cent, 1,494 of 1,921 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 202677.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,494 of 1,921
Jun 202676.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,438 of 1,877
May 202674.8%, Below the 75% standard1,195 of 1,597
Apr 202672.9%, Below the 75% standard1,209 of 1,658
Mar 202676.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,411 of 1,835
Feb 202683.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,271 of 1,528
Jan 202671.6%, Below the 75% standard1,174 of 1,640
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

99.6%

Jul 2026

259 of 260 treatments

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +3.6 points

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

July 2026: 99.6 per cent, 259 of 260 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 202699.6%, Meets the 96% standard259 of 260
Jun 202699.0%, Meets the 96% standard207 of 209
May 202699.2%, Meets the 96% standard237 of 239
Apr 202697.8%, Meets the 96% standard218 of 223
Mar 202698.5%, Meets the 96% standard257 of 261
Feb 202698.3%, Meets the 96% standard224 of 228
Jan 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard236 of 244
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

81.6%

Jul 2026

124.5 of 152.5 treatments

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −3.4 points

60%80%100%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 81.6 per cent, 124.5 of 152.5 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 202681.6%, Below the 85% standard124.5 of 152.5
Jun 202683.3%, Below the 85% standard115 of 138
May 202675.6%, Below the 85% standard110 of 145.5
Apr 202689.5%, Meets the 85% standard124 of 138.5
Mar 202680.5%, Below the 85% standard151 of 187.5
Feb 202673.7%, Below the 85% standard108 of 146.5
Jan 202681.0%, Below the 85% standard124 of 153
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times