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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 Cheshire Hospitals 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.

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Community health services for adultsGood
    • CaringGood19 September 2018
    • EffectiveGood19 September 2018
    • ResponsiveGood19 September 2018
    • SafeRequires improvement19 September 2018
    • Well-ledGood19 September 2018
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood14 April 2020
    • EffectiveGood14 April 2020
    • ResponsiveGood14 April 2020
    • SafeGood14 April 2020
    • Well-ledGood14 April 2020

Most recent judgement 24 September 2026. 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

67.2%

Aug 2026

6,927 of 10,316 attendances

+1.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −27.8 points

40%70%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 67.2 per cent, 6,927 of 10,316 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 202667.2%, Below the 95% standard6,927 of 10,316
Jul 202666.2%, Below the 95% standard7,260 of 10,967
Jun 202664.0%, Below the 95% standard7,032 of 10,982
May 202662.7%, Below the 95% standard6,673 of 10,650
Apr 202666.5%, Below the 95% standard6,730 of 10,113
Mar 202663.6%, Below the 95% standard6,902 of 10,856
Feb 202659.9%, Below the 95% standard5,454 of 9,110
Jan 202664.8%, Below the 95% standard6,434 of 9,929
Dec 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard6,072 of 9,640
Nov 202563.8%, Below the 95% standard6,631 of 10,392
Oct 202561.0%, Below the 95% standard6,341 of 10,393
Sept 202560.8%, Below the 95% standard6,044 of 9,939
Aug 202556.0%, Below the 95% standard5,536 of 9,892
Jul 202555.8%, Below the 95% standard5,855 of 10,495
Jun 202559.1%, Below the 95% standard6,041 of 10,218
May 202557.5%, Below the 95% standard6,118 of 10,634
Apr 202558.5%, Below the 95% standard5,821 of 9,954
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

70.7%

Jul 2026

20,644 of 29,199 people waiting

+1.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −21.3 points

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

July 2026: 70.7 per cent, 20,644 of 29,199 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 202670.7%, Below the 92% standard20,644 of 29,199
Jun 202669.6%, Below the 92% standard19,780 of 28,421
May 202666.7%, Below the 92% standard19,430 of 29,111
Apr 202663.7%, Below the 92% standard19,370 of 30,415
Mar 202662.5%, Below the 92% standard19,108 of 30,585
Feb 202657.3%, Below the 92% standard19,786 of 34,561
Jan 202654.6%, Below the 92% standard20,420 of 37,412
Dec 202553.9%, Below the 92% standard21,326 of 39,594
Nov 202554.6%, Below the 92% standard22,897 of 41,913
Oct 202554.8%, Below the 92% standard23,699 of 43,220
Sept 202554.8%, Below the 92% standard23,971 of 43,717
Aug 202554.8%, Below the 92% standard24,312 of 44,351
Jul 202554.2%, Below the 92% standard22,816 of 42,122
Jun 202555.7%, Below the 92% standard21,850 of 39,218
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

87.3%

Jul 2026

8,213 of 9,409 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −11.7 points

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

July 2026: 87.3 per cent, 8,213 of 9,409 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 202687.3%, Below the 99% standard8,213 of 9,409
Jun 202688.0%, Below the 99% standard7,742 of 8,796
May 202688.4%, Below the 99% standard7,157 of 8,096
Apr 202689.4%, Below the 99% standard7,846 of 8,780
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

80.0%

Jul 2026

1,743 of 2,180 referrals

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +5.0 points

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

July 2026: 80.0 per cent, 1,743 of 2,180 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 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,743 of 2,180
Jun 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,674 of 2,093
May 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,281 of 1,602
Apr 202678.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,342 of 1,712
Mar 202681.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,575 of 1,939
Feb 202680.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,463 of 1,821
Jan 202671.4%, Below the 75% standard1,180 of 1,653
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

86.2%

Jul 2026

125 of 145 treatments

−2.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −9.8 points

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

July 2026: 86.2 per cent, 125 of 145 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 202686.2%, Below the 96% standard125 of 145
Jun 202688.8%, Below the 96% standard142 of 160
May 202692.2%, Below the 96% standard118 of 128
Apr 202686.6%, Below the 96% standard97 of 112
Mar 202687.1%, Below the 96% standard128 of 147
Feb 202689.9%, Below the 96% standard107 of 119
Jan 202680.4%, Below the 96% standard86 of 107
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

71.1%

Jul 2026

130.5 of 183.5 treatments

−3.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −13.9 points

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

July 2026: 71.1 per cent, 130.5 of 183.5 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 202671.1%, Below the 85% standard130.5 of 183.5
Jun 202675.1%, Below the 85% standard146 of 194.5
May 202667.2%, Below the 85% standard106.5 of 158.5
Apr 202671.8%, Below the 85% standard105.5 of 147
Mar 202675.4%, Below the 85% standard130 of 172.5
Feb 202660.1%, Below the 85% standard86.5 of 144
Jan 202658.5%, Below the 85% standard76 of 130
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times