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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 West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust since 20 December 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

68.2%

Aug 2026

14,128 of 20,709 attendances

+1.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −26.8 points

60%80%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 68.2 per cent, 14,128 of 20,709 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 202668.2%, Below the 95% standard14,128 of 20,709
Jul 202666.9%, Below the 95% standard14,565 of 21,761
Jun 202672.3%, Below the 95% standard15,365 of 21,260
May 202669.5%, Below the 95% standard14,886 of 21,419
Apr 202673.5%, Below the 95% standard15,256 of 20,751
Mar 202672.2%, Below the 95% standard15,608 of 21,625
Feb 202667.3%, Below the 95% standard12,848 of 19,103
Jan 202667.5%, Below the 95% standard14,138 of 20,938
Dec 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard14,775 of 20,935
Nov 202570.3%, Below the 95% standard14,198 of 20,198
Oct 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard15,028 of 21,069
Sept 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard14,559 of 20,621
Aug 202570.1%, Below the 95% standard13,639 of 19,450
Jul 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard15,648 of 20,675
Jun 202572.2%, Below the 95% standard14,471 of 20,054
May 202567.5%, Below the 95% standard13,702 of 20,308
Apr 202568.7%, Below the 95% standard13,176 of 19,167
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

59.6%

Jul 2026

45,357 of 76,053 people waiting

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −32.4 points

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

July 2026: 59.6 per cent, 45,357 of 76,053 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 202659.6%, Below the 92% standard45,357 of 76,053
Jun 202660.2%, Below the 92% standard45,744 of 76,043
May 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard47,372 of 78,222
Apr 202660.1%, Below the 92% standard47,396 of 78,854
Mar 202661.4%, Below the 92% standard48,578 of 79,184
Feb 202659.4%, Below the 92% standard46,410 of 78,179
Jan 202658.3%, Below the 92% standard45,728 of 78,413
Dec 202558.0%, Below the 92% standard45,705 of 78,869
Nov 202557.4%, Below the 92% standard45,421 of 79,111
Oct 202557.1%, Below the 92% standard44,800 of 78,403
Sept 202557.2%, Below the 92% standard44,633 of 78,090
Aug 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard43,924 of 78,012
Jul 202557.2%, Below the 92% standard45,159 of 78,902
Jun 202554.2%, Below the 92% standard41,363 of 76,256
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

60.2%

Jul 2026

12,211 of 20,289 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −38.8 points

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

July 2026: 60.2 per cent, 12,211 of 20,289 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 202660.2%, Below the 99% standard12,211 of 20,289
Jun 202659.7%, Below the 99% standard12,229 of 20,469
May 202658.6%, Below the 99% standard12,366 of 21,112
Apr 202657.2%, Below the 99% standard12,453 of 21,769
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

84.1%

Jul 2026

2,172 of 2,582 referrals

+1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +9.1 points

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

July 2026: 84.1 per cent, 2,172 of 2,582 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 202684.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,172 of 2,582
Jun 202682.4%, Meets the 75% standard2,097 of 2,546
May 202681.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,892 of 2,309
Apr 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,863 of 2,317
Mar 202684.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,019 of 2,404
Feb 202684.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,937 of 2,297
Jan 202679.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,690 of 2,128
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

92.6%

Jul 2026

340 of 367 treatments

−1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −3.4 points

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

July 2026: 92.6 per cent, 340 of 367 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 202692.6%, Below the 96% standard340 of 367
Jun 202693.9%, Below the 96% standard356 of 379
May 202694.8%, Below the 96% standard313 of 330
Apr 202690.1%, Below the 96% standard308 of 342
Mar 202694.4%, Below the 96% standard340 of 360
Feb 202691.3%, Below the 96% standard313 of 343
Jan 202686.7%, Below the 96% standard307 of 354
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

70.4%

Jul 2026

178 of 253 treatments

+2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −14.6 points

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

July 2026: 70.4 per cent, 178 of 253 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 202670.4%, Below the 85% standard178 of 253
Jun 202668.2%, Below the 85% standard190 of 278.5
May 202669.7%, Below the 85% standard156.5 of 224.5
Apr 202665.2%, Below the 85% standard151.5 of 232.5
Mar 202668.6%, Below the 85% standard175 of 255
Feb 202669.4%, Below the 85% standard173.5 of 250
Jan 202663.3%, Below the 85% standard147.5 of 233
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times