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Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust since 26 September 2018. 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.

Read what CQC publishes on its own site

Against the national standards

The measures NHS England publishes against a provider every month, each drawn against the standard set for it. The standards differ: 95% of A&E attendances within four hours, 85% of urgent cancer referrals treated within sixty-two days, 99% of diagnostic tests within six weeks. A figure read against the wrong one says nothing, so no two of these charts share a line and the three cancer standards are never added together.

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

56.0%Aug 2026, 4,989 of 8,912 attendances

−0.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −39.0 points

40%70%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 56.0 per cent, 4,989 of 8,912 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 202656.0%, Below the 95% standard4,989 of 8,912
Jul 202656.1%, Below the 95% standard5,161 of 9,191
Jun 202657.8%, Below the 95% standard5,221 of 9,040
May 202656.5%, Below the 95% standard5,345 of 9,451
Apr 202661.0%, Below the 95% standard5,473 of 8,971
Mar 202662.6%, Below the 95% standard5,916 of 9,444
Feb 202656.0%, Below the 95% standard4,643 of 8,288
Jan 202654.2%, Below the 95% standard4,867 of 8,979
Dec 202556.7%, Below the 95% standard5,142 of 9,074
Nov 202557.7%, Below the 95% standard5,116 of 8,866
Oct 202555.8%, Below the 95% standard5,333 of 9,562
Sept 202557.6%, Below the 95% standard5,121 of 8,897
Aug 202559.0%, Below the 95% standard5,085 of 8,612
Jul 202562.8%, Below the 95% standard5,554 of 8,845
Jun 202557.6%, Below the 95% standard4,995 of 8,676
May 202558.5%, Below the 95% standard5,397 of 9,233
Apr 202558.2%, Below the 95% standard5,038 of 8,660
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

70.6%Jul 2026, 28,964 of 41,031 people waiting

+0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −21.4 points

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

July 2026: 70.6 per cent, 28,964 of 41,031 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 202670.6%, Below the 92% standard28,964 of 41,031
Jun 202670.4%, Below the 92% standard27,869 of 39,606
May 202671.1%, Below the 92% standard28,473 of 40,061
Apr 202670.3%, Below the 92% standard27,572 of 39,237
Mar 202669.1%, Below the 92% standard27,032 of 39,105
Feb 202666.2%, Below the 92% standard26,702 of 40,323
Jan 202663.1%, Below the 92% standard25,324 of 40,157
Dec 202562.6%, Below the 92% standard25,142 of 40,135
Nov 202563.0%, Below the 92% standard24,324 of 38,611
Oct 202560.7%, Below the 92% standard23,612 of 38,875
Sept 202560.1%, Below the 92% standard23,151 of 38,544
Aug 202558.2%, Below the 92% standard22,906 of 39,349
Jul 202557.7%, Below the 92% standard23,671 of 41,043
Jun 202559.4%, Below the 92% standard24,869 of 41,877
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

86.6%Jul 2026, 7,542 of 8,709 people waiting

−1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −12.4 points

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

July 2026: 86.6 per cent, 7,542 of 8,709 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 202686.6%, Below the 99% standard7,542 of 8,709
Jun 202688.2%, Below the 99% standard7,845 of 8,898
May 202688.2%, Below the 99% standard7,669 of 8,691
Apr 202683.0%, Below the 99% standard7,558 of 9,107
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

73.4%Jul 2026, 1,702 of 2,318 referrals

−2.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −1.6 points

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

July 2026: 73.4 per cent, 1,702 of 2,318 referrals. Below 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 202673.4%, Below the 75% standard1,702 of 2,318
Jun 202676.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,564 of 2,051
May 202678.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,437 of 1,822
Apr 202679.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,650 of 2,080
Mar 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,933 of 2,394
Feb 202680.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,500 of 1,868
Jan 202665.5%, Below the 75% standard1,322 of 2,019
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

96.1%Jul 2026, 496 of 516 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +0.1 points

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

July 2026: 96.1 per cent, 496 of 516 treatments. Meets 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 202696.1%, Meets the 96% standard496 of 516
Jun 202696.0%, Meets the 96% standard486 of 506
May 202694.4%, Below the 96% standard470 of 498
Apr 202694.9%, Below the 96% standard450 of 474
Mar 202695.3%, Below the 96% standard567 of 595
Feb 202695.6%, Below the 96% standard476 of 498
Jan 202693.6%, Below the 96% standard483 of 516
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

68.0%Jul 2026, 176.5 of 259.5 treatments

−2.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −17.0 points

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

July 2026: 68.0 per cent, 176.5 of 259.5 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 202668.0%, Below the 85% standard176.5 of 259.5
Jun 202670.8%, Below the 85% standard150 of 212
May 202671.2%, Below the 85% standard158 of 222
Apr 202670.4%, Below the 85% standard153.5 of 218
Mar 202668.5%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 282.5
Feb 202661.2%, Below the 85% standard146 of 238.5
Jan 202657.4%, Below the 85% standard133.5 of 232.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times