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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 Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust since 26 May 2023. 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

64.0%

Aug 2026

13,055 of 20,397 attendances

−1.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −31.0 points

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

August 2026: 64.0 per cent, 13,055 of 20,397 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 202664.0%, Below the 95% standard13,055 of 20,397
Jul 202665.0%, Below the 95% standard13,382 of 20,601
Jun 202664.7%, Below the 95% standard12,648 of 19,560
May 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard13,567 of 19,816
Apr 202667.0%, Below the 95% standard12,231 of 18,248
Mar 202670.4%, Below the 95% standard13,786 of 19,576
Feb 202665.8%, Below the 95% standard10,829 of 16,444
Jan 202664.2%, Below the 95% standard11,658 of 18,157
Dec 202565.4%, Below the 95% standard11,401 of 17,436
Nov 202567.3%, Below the 95% standard12,070 of 17,946
Oct 202566.4%, Below the 95% standard12,500 of 18,827
Sept 202565.0%, Below the 95% standard12,025 of 18,507
Aug 202567.9%, Below the 95% standard13,222 of 19,464
Jul 202570.1%, Below the 95% standard13,799 of 19,674
Jun 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard13,210 of 18,505
May 202569.9%, Below the 95% standard13,409 of 19,172
Apr 202569.4%, Below the 95% standard12,247 of 17,644
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

63.3%

Jul 2026

47,803 of 75,545 people waiting

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −28.7 points

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

July 2026: 63.3 per cent, 47,803 of 75,545 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 202663.3%, Below the 92% standard47,803 of 75,545
Jun 202663.6%, Below the 92% standard47,095 of 74,068
May 202663.0%, Below the 92% standard47,675 of 75,722
Apr 202662.3%, Below the 92% standard45,947 of 73,746
Mar 202662.8%, Below the 92% standard44,388 of 70,725
Feb 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard44,730 of 72,074
Jan 202661.4%, Below the 92% standard44,927 of 73,224
Dec 202561.1%, Below the 92% standard44,221 of 72,368
Nov 202561.0%, Below the 92% standard44,391 of 72,715
Oct 202560.2%, Below the 92% standard44,384 of 73,772
Sept 202559.7%, Below the 92% standard44,356 of 74,261
Aug 202559.1%, Below the 92% standard44,869 of 75,951
Jul 202559.8%, Below the 92% standard44,728 of 74,842
Jun 202560.5%, Below the 92% standard44,672 of 73,777
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

63.8%

Jul 2026

13,383 of 20,985 people waiting

+2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −35.2 points

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

July 2026: 63.8 per cent, 13,383 of 20,985 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 202663.8%, Below the 99% standard13,383 of 20,985
Jun 202661.7%, Below the 99% standard13,273 of 21,512
May 202661.3%, Below the 99% standard12,756 of 20,797
Apr 202665.4%, Below the 99% standard13,209 of 20,199
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

82.3%

Jul 2026

3,512 of 4,267 referrals

+1.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.3 points

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

July 2026: 82.3 per cent, 3,512 of 4,267 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 202682.3%, Meets the 75% standard3,512 of 4,267
Jun 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard3,254 of 4,048
May 202680.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,802 of 3,490
Apr 202679.2%, Meets the 75% standard2,813 of 3,551
Mar 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard3,204 of 3,928
Feb 202683.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,768 of 3,322
Jan 202677.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,675 of 3,440
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

87.4%

Jul 2026

828 of 947 treatments

−2.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −8.6 points

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

July 2026: 87.4 per cent, 828 of 947 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 202687.4%, Below the 96% standard828 of 947
Jun 202689.7%, Below the 96% standard747 of 833
May 202692.5%, Below the 96% standard641 of 693
Apr 202693.4%, Below the 96% standard681 of 729
Mar 202694.6%, Below the 96% standard757 of 800
Feb 202696.6%, Meets the 96% standard678 of 702
Jan 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard694 of 742
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

71.3%

Jul 2026

337.5 of 473 treatments

+3.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −13.7 points

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

July 2026: 71.3 per cent, 337.5 of 473 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 202671.3%, Below the 85% standard337.5 of 473
Jun 202668.3%, Below the 85% standard300 of 439.5
May 202664.6%, Below the 85% standard248 of 384
Apr 202667.8%, Below the 85% standard261.5 of 385.5
Mar 202671.0%, Below the 85% standard267.5 of 377
Feb 202672.2%, Below the 85% standard243.5 of 337.5
Jan 202672.9%, Below the 85% standard259 of 355.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times