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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 rates North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Requires improvement overall. These are the judgements underneath it. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

The body as a whole

  • CaringGood20 November 2023
  • EffectiveRequires improvement20 November 2023
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement20 November 2023
  • SafeRequires improvement20 November 2023
  • Well-ledRequires improvement20 November 2023

Services CQC has rated

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

  • Acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care unitsRequires improvement
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • SafeRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • Well-ledRequires improvement25 September 2019
  • Community dental servicesRequires improvement
    • CaringOutstanding26 January 2018
    • EffectiveGood26 January 2018
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • SafeGood26 January 2018
    • Well-ledRequires improvement26 January 2018
  • Community end of life careRequires improvement
    • CaringGood23 March 2016
    • EffectiveRequires improvement23 March 2016
    • ResponsiveGood23 March 2016
    • SafeGood23 March 2016
    • Well-ledRequires improvement23 March 2016
  • Community health inpatient servicesRequires improvement
    • CaringGood26 January 2018
    • EffectiveRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • ResponsiveGood26 January 2018
    • SafeRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • Well-ledRequires improvement26 January 2018
  • Community health services for adultsGood
    • CaringGood23 March 2016
    • EffectiveGood23 March 2016
    • ResponsiveGood23 March 2016
    • SafeRequires improvement23 March 2016
    • Well-ledGood23 March 2016
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood21 April 2017
    • EffectiveGood21 April 2017
    • ResponsiveGood21 April 2017
    • SafeGood21 April 2017
    • Well-ledGood21 April 2017
  • Community mental health services with learning disabilities or autismGood
    • CaringGood23 March 2016
    • EffectiveGood23 March 2016
    • ResponsiveInsufficient evidence to rate23 March 2016
    • SafeGood23 March 2016
    • Well-ledGood23 March 2016
  • Community-based mental health services for adults of working ageGood
    • CaringGood26 January 2018
    • EffectiveGood26 January 2018
    • ResponsiveGood26 January 2018
    • SafeGood26 January 2018
    • Well-ledGood26 January 2018
  • Community-based mental health services for older peopleRequires improvement
    • CaringGood26 January 2018
    • EffectiveRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • SafeRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • Well-ledRequires improvement26 January 2018
  • Long stay or rehabilitation mental health wards for working age adultsGood
    • CaringGood23 March 2016
    • EffectiveGood23 March 2016
    • ResponsiveGood23 March 2016
    • SafeRequires improvement23 March 2016
    • Well-ledGood23 March 2016
  • Mental health crisis services and health-based places of safetyRequires improvement
    • CaringGood25 September 2019
    • EffectiveRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • SafeRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • Well-ledInadequate25 September 2019
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleRequires improvement
    • CaringGood26 January 2018
    • EffectiveRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • ResponsiveInadequate26 January 2018
    • SafeRequires improvement26 January 2018
    • Well-ledRequires improvement26 January 2018
  • Wards for older people with mental health problemsRequires improvement
    • CaringGood25 September 2019
    • EffectiveRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement25 September 2019
    • SafeGood25 September 2019
    • Well-ledGood25 September 2019
  • Wards for people with a learning disability or autismRequires improvement
    • SafeRequires improvement16 February 2017

Most recent judgement 20 November 2023. 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

63.2%

Aug 2026

7,683 of 12,159 attendances

−1.5 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −31.8 points

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

August 2026: 63.2 per cent, 7,683 of 12,159 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 202663.2%, Below the 95% standard7,683 of 12,159
Jul 202664.7%, Below the 95% standard8,301 of 12,828
Jun 202667.0%, Below the 95% standard8,100 of 12,086
May 202665.1%, Below the 95% standard7,648 of 11,740
Apr 202661.7%, Below the 95% standard6,919 of 11,208
Mar 202662.6%, Below the 95% standard6,996 of 11,172
Feb 202662.1%, Below the 95% standard5,940 of 9,570
Jan 202658.0%, Below the 95% standard6,073 of 10,462
Dec 202562.1%, Below the 95% standard6,411 of 10,325
Nov 202556.2%, Below the 95% standard5,927 of 10,552
Oct 202561.7%, Below the 95% standard6,735 of 10,909
Sept 202562.7%, Below the 95% standard6,827 of 10,890
Aug 202567.0%, Below the 95% standard7,349 of 10,973
Jul 202565.9%, Below the 95% standard7,835 of 11,883
Jun 202563.6%, Below the 95% standard7,077 of 11,119
May 202566.7%, Below the 95% standard7,820 of 11,721
Apr 202564.0%, Below the 95% standard7,299 of 11,397
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

66.1%

Jul 2026

23,412 of 35,424 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −25.9 points

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

July 2026: 66.1 per cent, 23,412 of 35,424 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 202666.1%, Below the 92% standard23,412 of 35,424
Jun 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard23,337 of 34,908
May 202665.9%, Below the 92% standard23,498 of 35,639
Apr 202664.8%, Below the 92% standard22,790 of 35,167
Mar 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard22,690 of 35,302
Feb 202657.7%, Below the 92% standard22,092 of 38,262
Jan 202656.2%, Below the 92% standard21,752 of 38,722
Dec 202555.8%, Below the 92% standard21,820 of 39,101
Nov 202555.2%, Below the 92% standard21,539 of 39,040
Oct 202555.8%, Below the 92% standard22,126 of 39,644
Sept 202556.7%, Below the 92% standard22,305 of 39,346
Aug 202553.8%, Below the 92% standard18,959 of 35,253
Jul 202555.9%, Below the 92% standard21,303 of 38,143
Jun 202556.6%, Below the 92% standard21,635 of 38,249
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

83.4%

Jul 2026

8,255 of 9,893 people waiting

+1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −15.6 points

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

July 2026: 83.4 per cent, 8,255 of 9,893 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 202683.4%, Below the 99% standard8,255 of 9,893
Jun 202682.1%, Below the 99% standard8,154 of 9,931
May 202678.3%, Below the 99% standard8,103 of 10,343
Apr 202677.3%, Below the 99% standard9,152 of 11,847
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

78.3%

Jul 2026

1,334 of 1,703 referrals

+7.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +3.3 points

50%70%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 78.3 per cent, 1,334 of 1,703 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 202678.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,334 of 1,703
Jun 202670.9%, Below the 75% standard1,154 of 1,627
May 202672.8%, Below the 75% standard1,023 of 1,406
Apr 202662.6%, Below the 75% standard958 of 1,531
Mar 202661.1%, Below the 75% standard964 of 1,577
Feb 202666.1%, Below the 75% standard937 of 1,417
Jan 202658.3%, Below the 75% standard910 of 1,561
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

93.1%

Jul 2026

175 of 188 treatments

−4.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.9 points

80%90%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 93.1 per cent, 175 of 188 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 202693.1%, Below the 96% standard175 of 188
Jun 202697.3%, Meets the 96% standard178 of 183
May 202698.0%, Meets the 96% standard150 of 153
Apr 202694.7%, Below the 96% standard143 of 151
Mar 202696.1%, Meets the 96% standard149 of 155
Feb 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard138 of 143
Jan 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard146 of 156
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

70.9%

Jul 2026

134 of 189 treatments

+9.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −14.1 points

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

July 2026: 70.9 per cent, 134 of 189 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 202670.9%, Below the 85% standard134 of 189
Jun 202661.6%, Below the 85% standard118 of 191.5
May 202667.1%, Below the 85% standard97 of 144.5
Apr 202661.3%, Below the 85% standard96 of 156.5
Mar 202664.8%, Below the 85% standard113 of 174.5
Feb 202661.1%, Below the 85% standard96.5 of 158
Jan 202664.3%, Below the 85% standard101 of 157
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times