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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 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust since 22 December 2022. 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

71.7%

Aug 2026

24,715 of 34,485 attendances

+0.6 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.3 points

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

August 2026: 71.7 per cent, 24,715 of 34,485 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 202671.7%, Below the 95% standard24,715 of 34,485
Jul 202671.1%, Below the 95% standard26,433 of 37,198
Jun 202671.0%, Below the 95% standard26,332 of 37,080
May 202673.5%, Below the 95% standard27,044 of 36,775
Apr 202673.1%, Below the 95% standard25,700 of 35,141
Mar 202673.6%, Below the 95% standard26,728 of 36,311
Feb 202669.0%, Below the 95% standard21,892 of 31,715
Jan 202670.3%, Below the 95% standard25,485 of 36,255
Dec 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard25,168 of 36,401
Nov 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard24,751 of 36,217
Oct 202569.4%, Below the 95% standard25,662 of 36,996
Sept 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard25,637 of 35,908
Aug 202572.2%, Below the 95% standard24,979 of 34,577
Jul 202572.0%, Below the 95% standard26,926 of 37,373
Jun 202568.1%, Below the 95% standard23,622 of 34,698
May 202568.1%, Below the 95% standard24,042 of 35,286
Apr 202567.9%, Below the 95% standard22,850 of 33,638
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

55.9%

Jul 2026

75,169 of 134,561 people waiting

−1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −36.1 points

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

July 2026: 55.9 per cent, 75,169 of 134,561 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 202655.9%, Below the 92% standard75,169 of 134,561
Jun 202657.2%, Below the 92% standard76,619 of 133,909
May 202658.4%, Below the 92% standard78,605 of 134,640
Apr 202658.3%, Below the 92% standard77,562 of 132,998
Mar 202659.0%, Below the 92% standard76,279 of 129,221
Feb 202654.4%, Below the 92% standard71,084 of 130,781
Jan 202652.4%, Below the 92% standard70,296 of 134,276
Dec 202552.9%, Below the 92% standard71,745 of 135,559
Nov 202553.7%, Below the 92% standard74,131 of 138,004
Oct 202554.2%, Below the 92% standard76,467 of 141,151
Sept 202553.6%, Below the 92% standard75,344 of 140,603
Aug 202552.7%, Below the 92% standard73,350 of 139,204
Jul 202553.6%, Below the 92% standard73,670 of 137,542
Jun 202553.7%, Below the 92% standard73,348 of 136,628
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

84.3%

Jul 2026

21,371 of 25,354 people waiting

−0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −14.7 points

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

July 2026: 84.3 per cent, 21,371 of 25,354 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 202684.3%, Below the 99% standard21,371 of 25,354
Jun 202684.7%, Below the 99% standard20,589 of 24,310
May 202685.3%, Below the 99% standard19,955 of 23,393
Apr 202684.3%, Below the 99% standard19,679 of 23,355
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

75.2%

Jul 2026

3,403 of 4,525 referrals

−1.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +0.2 points

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

July 2026: 75.2 per cent, 3,403 of 4,525 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 202675.2%, Meets the 75% standard3,403 of 4,525
Jun 202676.7%, Meets the 75% standard3,512 of 4,582
May 202681.0%, Meets the 75% standard3,243 of 4,003
Apr 202668.6%, Below the 75% standard2,695 of 3,930
Mar 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard3,263 of 4,076
Feb 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,962 of 3,669
Jan 202673.2%, Below the 75% standard2,838 of 3,877
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

94.5%

Jul 2026

329 of 348 treatments

−2.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −1.5 points

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

July 2026: 94.5 per cent, 329 of 348 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 202694.5%, Below the 96% standard329 of 348
Jun 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard308 of 319
May 202698.3%, Meets the 96% standard285 of 290
Apr 202695.4%, Below the 96% standard309 of 324
Mar 202697.2%, Meets the 96% standard387 of 398
Feb 202696.9%, Meets the 96% standard313 of 323
Jan 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard335 of 343
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

78.7%

Jul 2026

291 of 370 treatments

+5.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −6.3 points

60%75%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 78.7 per cent, 291 of 370 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 202678.7%, Below the 85% standard291 of 370
Jun 202673.0%, Below the 85% standard241.5 of 331
May 202675.2%, Below the 85% standard222.5 of 296
Apr 202677.9%, Below the 85% standard245 of 314.5
Mar 202679.8%, Below the 85% standard315.5 of 395.5
Feb 202673.5%, Below the 85% standard245 of 333.5
Jan 202675.7%, Below the 85% standard284 of 375
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times