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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 Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust since 26 February 2020. 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

75.4%

Aug 2026

16,925 of 22,446 attendances

+0.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −19.6 points

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

August 2026: 75.4 per cent, 16,925 of 22,446 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 202675.4%, Below the 95% standard16,925 of 22,446
Jul 202675.0%, Below the 95% standard17,427 of 23,243
Jun 202674.8%, Below the 95% standard15,767 of 21,080
May 202675.7%, Below the 95% standard15,913 of 21,023
Apr 202678.7%, Below the 95% standard14,985 of 19,038
Mar 202679.6%, Below the 95% standard15,572 of 19,564
Feb 202674.5%, Below the 95% standard12,093 of 16,225
Jan 202674.8%, Below the 95% standard13,052 of 17,447
Dec 202577.8%, Below the 95% standard13,349 of 17,162
Nov 202580.5%, Below the 95% standard13,471 of 16,740
Oct 202580.2%, Below the 95% standard14,668 of 18,281
Sept 202582.0%, Below the 95% standard15,132 of 18,460
Aug 202579.9%, Below the 95% standard16,933 of 21,199
Jul 202582.2%, Below the 95% standard17,421 of 21,203
Jun 202576.3%, Below the 95% standard15,728 of 20,624
May 202578.3%, Below the 95% standard16,319 of 20,836
Apr 202579.3%, Below the 95% standard15,213 of 19,195
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

74.0%

Jul 2026

32,742 of 44,275 people waiting

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −18.0 points

60%80%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 74.0 per cent, 32,742 of 44,275 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 202674.0%, Below the 92% standard32,742 of 44,275
Jun 202674.3%, Below the 92% standard32,158 of 43,280
May 202674.0%, Below the 92% standard31,489 of 42,577
Apr 202673.5%, Below the 92% standard30,968 of 42,102
Mar 202673.7%, Below the 92% standard30,830 of 41,862
Feb 202672.2%, Below the 92% standard29,501 of 40,844
Jan 202672.9%, Below the 92% standard29,831 of 40,924
Dec 202573.2%, Below the 92% standard30,137 of 41,199
Nov 202572.9%, Below the 92% standard29,894 of 40,995
Oct 202572.4%, Below the 92% standard29,513 of 40,754
Sept 202571.5%, Below the 92% standard28,933 of 40,495
Aug 202571.1%, Below the 92% standard29,324 of 41,254
Jul 202572.1%, Below the 92% standard29,453 of 40,869
Jun 202571.8%, Below the 92% standard29,154 of 40,624
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

82.0%

Jul 2026

7,704 of 9,401 people waiting

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −17.0 points

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

July 2026: 82.0 per cent, 7,704 of 9,401 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 202682.0%, Below the 99% standard7,704 of 9,401
Jun 202681.3%, Below the 99% standard7,555 of 9,288
May 202683.5%, Below the 99% standard7,593 of 9,099
Apr 202684.0%, Below the 99% standard7,634 of 9,087
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

81.9%

Jul 2026

2,611 of 3,188 referrals

−0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +6.9 points

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

July 2026: 81.9 per cent, 2,611 of 3,188 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 202681.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,611 of 3,188
Jun 202682.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,275 of 2,749
May 202679.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,181 of 2,759
Apr 202676.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,297 of 3,009
Mar 202679.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,284 of 2,889
Feb 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,063 of 2,619
Jan 202673.2%, Below the 75% standard1,899 of 2,595
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

91.8%

Jul 2026

676 of 736 treatments

−3.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −4.2 points

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

July 2026: 91.8 per cent, 676 of 736 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 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard676 of 736
Jun 202694.9%, Below the 96% standard731 of 770
May 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard620 of 665
Apr 202692.4%, Below the 96% standard660 of 714
Mar 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard648 of 695
Feb 202691.2%, Below the 96% standard630 of 691
Jan 202696.1%, Meets the 96% standard663 of 690
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

78.1%

Jul 2026

273.5 of 350 treatments

−1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −6.9 points

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

July 2026: 78.1 per cent, 273.5 of 350 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 202678.1%, Below the 85% standard273.5 of 350
Jun 202679.5%, Below the 85% standard286.5 of 360.5
May 202678.0%, Below the 85% standard275.5 of 353
Apr 202678.3%, Below the 85% standard283 of 361.5
Mar 202674.5%, Below the 85% standard229.5 of 308
Feb 202672.5%, Below the 85% standard236.5 of 326
Jan 202672.8%, Below the 85% standard250 of 343.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times