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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 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust since 24 July 2019. 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

75.5%

Aug 2026

10,174 of 13,479 attendances

−1.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −19.5 points

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

August 2026: 75.5 per cent, 10,174 of 13,479 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 202675.5%, Below the 95% standard10,174 of 13,479
Jul 202676.8%, Below the 95% standard10,713 of 13,955
Jun 202675.3%, Below the 95% standard10,520 of 13,969
May 202675.2%, Below the 95% standard10,445 of 13,886
Apr 202676.4%, Below the 95% standard10,437 of 13,669
Mar 202666.0%, Below the 95% standard6,849 of 10,384
Feb 202662.6%, Below the 95% standard5,510 of 8,796
Jan 202663.3%, Below the 95% standard6,172 of 9,757
Dec 202562.6%, Below the 95% standard6,328 of 10,106
Nov 202564.9%, Below the 95% standard6,644 of 10,236
Oct 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard6,716 of 10,668
Sept 202564.8%, Below the 95% standard6,535 of 10,080
Aug 202562.9%, Below the 95% standard6,203 of 9,867
Jul 202562.3%, Below the 95% standard6,819 of 10,945
Jun 202564.8%, Below the 95% standard6,690 of 10,327
May 202564.6%, Below the 95% standard7,017 of 10,861
Apr 202564.8%, Below the 95% standard6,829 of 10,547
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

64.9%

Jul 2026

22,915 of 35,330 people waiting

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −27.1 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 64.9 per cent, 22,915 of 35,330 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 202664.9%, Below the 92% standard22,915 of 35,330
Jun 202665.1%, Below the 92% standard22,657 of 34,815
May 202665.1%, Below the 92% standard22,099 of 33,932
Apr 202664.6%, Below the 92% standard21,759 of 33,663
Mar 202665.3%, Below the 92% standard21,626 of 33,132
Feb 202663.0%, Below the 92% standard21,243 of 33,711
Jan 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard20,455 of 33,269
Dec 202561.1%, Below the 92% standard20,277 of 33,189
Nov 202560.5%, Below the 92% standard19,745 of 32,613
Oct 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard19,678 of 32,754
Sept 202559.4%, Below the 92% standard19,291 of 32,482
Aug 202557.0%, Below the 92% standard18,537 of 32,519
Jul 202557.1%, Below the 92% standard19,052 of 33,334
Jun 202556.8%, Below the 92% standard18,487 of 32,561
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

93.7%

Jul 2026

6,559 of 7,004 people waiting

−1.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −5.3 points

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

July 2026: 93.7 per cent, 6,559 of 7,004 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 202693.7%, Below the 99% standard6,559 of 7,004
Jun 202695.5%, Below the 99% standard7,263 of 7,603
May 202694.7%, Below the 99% standard7,410 of 7,825
Apr 202692.8%, Below the 99% standard6,079 of 6,554
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

80.2%

Jul 2026

1,127 of 1,405 referrals

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +5.2 points

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

July 2026: 80.2 per cent, 1,127 of 1,405 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 202680.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,127 of 1,405
Jun 202681.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,107 of 1,366
May 202681.9%, Meets the 75% standard933 of 1,139
Apr 202677.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,041 of 1,343
Mar 202680.6%, Meets the 75% standard979 of 1,214
Feb 202678.6%, Meets the 75% standard798 of 1,015
Jan 202677.7%, Meets the 75% standard798 of 1,027
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

98.2%

Jul 2026

107 of 109 treatments

−0.1 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +2.2 points

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

July 2026: 98.2 per cent, 107 of 109 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 202698.2%, Meets the 96% standard107 of 109
Jun 202698.3%, Meets the 96% standard115 of 117
May 202698.7%, Meets the 96% standard73 of 74
Apr 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard83 of 85
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard91 of 91
Feb 202698.6%, Meets the 96% standard70 of 71
Jan 202699.3%, Meets the 96% standard138 of 139
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

83.7%

Jul 2026

105 of 125.5 treatments

+2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −1.3 points

70%80%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 83.7 per cent, 105 of 125.5 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 202683.7%, Below the 85% standard105 of 125.5
Jun 202681.6%, Below the 85% standard102 of 125
May 202679.2%, Below the 85% standard76 of 96
Apr 202678.3%, Below the 85% standard77.5 of 99
Mar 202681.6%, Below the 85% standard84.5 of 103.5
Feb 202679.7%, Below the 85% standard55 of 69
Jan 202684.2%, Below the 85% standard104 of 123.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times