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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

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust an overall rating. Under its single assessment framework it rates services and key questions rather than awarding one judgement for the whole body, so these are what it currently publishes. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Community end of life careOutstanding
    • CaringOutstanding31 October 2017
    • EffectiveOutstanding31 October 2017
    • ResponsiveOutstanding31 October 2017
    • SafeGood31 October 2017
    • Well-ledOutstanding31 October 2017
  • Community health inpatient servicesRequires improvement
    • CaringGood5 April 2019
    • EffectiveRequires improvement5 April 2019
    • ResponsiveGood5 April 2019
    • SafeRequires improvement5 April 2019
    • Well-ledGood5 April 2019
  • Community health services for adultsGood
    • CaringGood26 March 2015
    • EffectiveGood26 March 2015
    • ResponsiveGood26 March 2015
    • SafeRequires improvement26 March 2015
    • Well-ledGood26 March 2015
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesOutstanding
    • CaringOutstanding17 November 2015
    • EffectiveGood17 November 2015
    • ResponsiveGood17 November 2015
    • SafeGood17 November 2015
    • Well-ledOutstanding17 November 2015

Most recent judgement 20 January 2026.

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

74.1%

Aug 2026

15,539 of 20,958 attendances

−0.9 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −20.9 points

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

August 2026: 74.1 per cent, 15,539 of 20,958 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 202674.1%, Below the 95% standard15,539 of 20,958
Jul 202675.0%, Below the 95% standard16,403 of 21,855
Jun 202673.3%, Below the 95% standard15,709 of 21,422
May 202676.3%, Below the 95% standard16,757 of 21,950
Apr 202675.0%, Below the 95% standard15,556 of 20,744
Mar 202675.3%, Below the 95% standard16,194 of 21,517
Feb 202671.5%, Below the 95% standard14,119 of 19,753
Jan 202670.8%, Below the 95% standard14,853 of 20,963
Dec 202572.9%, Below the 95% standard15,792 of 21,668
Nov 202571.6%, Below the 95% standard15,854 of 22,145
Oct 202573.3%, Below the 95% standard16,523 of 22,529
Sept 202576.3%, Below the 95% standard15,738 of 20,623
Aug 202579.3%, Below the 95% standard15,983 of 20,157
Jul 202578.9%, Below the 95% standard16,914 of 21,448
Jun 202577.2%, Below the 95% standard16,444 of 21,312
May 202578.0%, Below the 95% standard16,730 of 21,442
Apr 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard15,757 of 20,730
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

60.4%

Jul 2026

40,604 of 67,233 people waiting

−1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −31.6 points

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

July 2026: 60.4 per cent, 40,604 of 67,233 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 202660.4%, Below the 92% standard40,604 of 67,233
Jun 202661.8%, Below the 92% standard41,215 of 66,744
May 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard40,708 of 66,145
Apr 202662.3%, Below the 92% standard40,862 of 65,630
Mar 202663.0%, Below the 92% standard41,429 of 65,757
Feb 202658.4%, Below the 92% standard39,064 of 66,872
Jan 202656.9%, Below the 92% standard36,551 of 64,236
Dec 202559.4%, Below the 92% standard39,041 of 65,725
Nov 202558.5%, Below the 92% standard39,549 of 67,619
Oct 202557.7%, Below the 92% standard37,348 of 64,755
Sept 202559.3%, Below the 92% standard39,422 of 66,524
Aug 202557.5%, Below the 92% standard37,755 of 65,604
Jul 202557.6%, Below the 92% standard36,750 of 63,805
Jun 202558.0%, Below the 92% standard37,994 of 65,540
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

70.8%

Jul 2026

15,849 of 22,388 people waiting

+0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −28.2 points

60%80%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 70.8 per cent, 15,849 of 22,388 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 202670.8%, Below the 99% standard15,849 of 22,388
Jun 202670.4%, Below the 99% standard15,758 of 22,388
May 202670.8%, Below the 99% standard16,124 of 22,771
Apr 202670.4%, Below the 99% standard17,610 of 25,029
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

78.8%

Jul 2026

1,412 of 1,792 referrals

+4.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +3.8 points

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

July 2026: 78.8 per cent, 1,412 of 1,792 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 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,412 of 1,792
Jun 202674.4%, Below the 75% standard1,389 of 1,868
May 202673.8%, Below the 75% standard1,113 of 1,508
Apr 202664.0%, Below the 75% standard914 of 1,429
Mar 202672.9%, Below the 75% standard1,174 of 1,611
Feb 202677.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,121 of 1,441
Jan 202671.0%, Below the 75% standard1,018 of 1,433
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

174 of 181 treatments

−1.1 pts 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, 174 of 181 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% standard174 of 181
Jun 202697.3%, Meets the 96% standard178 of 183
May 202693.3%, Below the 96% standard126 of 135
Apr 202695.7%, Below the 96% standard135 of 141
Mar 202695.4%, Below the 96% standard146 of 153
Feb 202693.0%, Below the 96% standard133 of 143
Jan 202695.6%, Below the 96% standard152 of 159
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

75.2%

Jul 2026

130.5 of 173.5 treatments

+8.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −9.8 points

40%65%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 75.2 per cent, 130.5 of 173.5 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 202675.2%, Below the 85% standard130.5 of 173.5
Jun 202666.3%, Below the 85% standard113 of 170.5
May 202654.8%, Below the 85% standard69 of 126
Apr 202670.2%, Below the 85% standard89.5 of 127.5
Mar 202674.7%, Below the 85% standard106.5 of 142.5
Feb 202669.8%, Below the 85% standard92.5 of 132.5
Jan 202669.1%, Below the 85% standard98.5 of 142.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times