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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 has not given Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust an overall rating. Under its single assessment framework it rates services and key questions rather than awarding one judgement for the whole body, so these are what it currently publishes. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

Assessments without a rating yet

  • Well-ledNot rated27 February 2025

Most recent judgement 27 February 2025.

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

70.2%

Aug 2026

24,773 of 35,276 attendances

−0.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −24.8 points

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

August 2026: 70.2 per cent, 24,773 of 35,276 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 202670.2%, Below the 95% standard24,773 of 35,276
Jul 202670.5%, Below the 95% standard26,170 of 37,096
Jun 202673.0%, Below the 95% standard26,411 of 36,173
May 202673.9%, Below the 95% standard26,554 of 35,946
Apr 202674.4%, Below the 95% standard26,614 of 35,755
Mar 202668.0%, Below the 95% standard25,137 of 36,939
Feb 202665.7%, Below the 95% standard20,753 of 31,585
Jan 202664.8%, Below the 95% standard21,839 of 33,730
Dec 202568.8%, Below the 95% standard24,277 of 35,291
Nov 202569.4%, Below the 95% standard24,593 of 35,446
Oct 202573.7%, Below the 95% standard26,044 of 35,360
Sept 202574.2%, Below the 95% standard25,447 of 34,290
Aug 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard24,952 of 32,973
Jul 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard27,350 of 35,689
Jun 202575.4%, Below the 95% standard25,911 of 34,374
May 202570.5%, Below the 95% standard24,751 of 35,102
Apr 202566.9%, Below the 95% standard22,433 of 33,512
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

49.8%

Jul 2026

82,340 of 165,420 people waiting

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −42.2 points

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

July 2026: 49.8 per cent, 82,340 of 165,420 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 202649.8%, Below the 92% standard82,340 of 165,420
Jun 202649.7%, Below the 92% standard82,366 of 165,626
May 202650.3%, Below the 92% standard86,322 of 171,496
Apr 202649.3%, Below the 92% standard85,938 of 174,395
Mar 202650.6%, Below the 92% standard88,038 of 173,977
Feb 202650.4%, Below the 92% standard89,213 of 176,895
Jan 202649.1%, Below the 92% standard86,627 of 176,580
Dec 202548.2%, Below the 92% standard86,245 of 179,094
Nov 202549.2%, Below the 92% standard88,650 of 180,284
Oct 202549.9%, Below the 92% standard90,359 of 181,128
Sept 202550.6%, Below the 92% standard90,547 of 178,899
Aug 202550.6%, Below the 92% standard89,401 of 176,763
Jul 202549.7%, Below the 92% standard86,388 of 173,813
Jun 202550.4%, Below the 92% standard86,933 of 172,420
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

58.5%

Jul 2026

18,903 of 32,339 people waiting

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −40.5 points

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

July 2026: 58.5 per cent, 18,903 of 32,339 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 202658.5%, Below the 99% standard18,903 of 32,339
Jun 202657.8%, Below the 99% standard17,523 of 30,298
May 202658.2%, Below the 99% standard18,024 of 30,948
Apr 202659.2%, Below the 99% standard18,496 of 31,264
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

67.5%

Jul 2026

3,451 of 5,116 referrals

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −7.5 points

50%65%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 67.5 per cent, 3,451 of 5,116 referrals. Below 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 202667.5%, Below the 75% standard3,451 of 5,116
Jun 202668.2%, Below the 75% standard3,828 of 5,612
May 202666.3%, Below the 75% standard3,479 of 5,247
Apr 202659.0%, Below the 75% standard3,056 of 5,179
Mar 202662.7%, Below the 75% standard3,591 of 5,724
Feb 202665.9%, Below the 75% standard3,489 of 5,291
Jan 202662.5%, Below the 75% standard4,070 of 6,514
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

81.9%

Jul 2026

854 of 1,043 treatments

+2.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −14.1 points

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

July 2026: 81.9 per cent, 854 of 1,043 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 202681.9%, Below the 96% standard854 of 1,043
Jun 202679.3%, Below the 96% standard750 of 946
May 202683.1%, Below the 96% standard801 of 964
Apr 202681.2%, Below the 96% standard834 of 1,027
Mar 202686.3%, Below the 96% standard980 of 1,136
Feb 202687.2%, Below the 96% standard991 of 1,137
Jan 202680.5%, Below the 96% standard965 of 1,199
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

50.3%

Jul 2026

303.5 of 604 treatments

−3.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −34.8 points

40%65%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 50.3 per cent, 303.5 of 604 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 202650.3%, Below the 85% standard303.5 of 604
Jun 202654.0%, Below the 85% standard265.5 of 492
May 202648.4%, Below the 85% standard230.5 of 476
Apr 202646.5%, Below the 85% standard223.5 of 481
Mar 202654.2%, Below the 85% standard288 of 531
Feb 202653.5%, Below the 85% standard287.5 of 537
Jan 202647.2%, Below the 85% standard266.5 of 565
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times