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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 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 14 May 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

71.5%

Aug 2026

11,901 of 16,636 attendances

+0.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.5 points

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

August 2026: 71.5 per cent, 11,901 of 16,636 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 202671.5%, Below the 95% standard11,901 of 16,636
Jul 202671.2%, Below the 95% standard13,080 of 18,382
Jun 202663.5%, Below the 95% standard11,227 of 17,677
May 202664.1%, Below the 95% standard11,148 of 17,380
Apr 202670.1%, Below the 95% standard11,727 of 16,733
Mar 202677.5%, Below the 95% standard13,624 of 17,567
Feb 202671.7%, Below the 95% standard11,027 of 15,379
Jan 202669.5%, Below the 95% standard11,670 of 16,783
Dec 202567.0%, Below the 95% standard11,164 of 16,659
Nov 202567.3%, Below the 95% standard11,359 of 16,890
Oct 202567.4%, Below the 95% standard11,726 of 17,399
Sept 202568.0%, Below the 95% standard11,216 of 16,499
Aug 202568.8%, Below the 95% standard11,307 of 16,438
Jul 202572.4%, Below the 95% standard13,070 of 18,052
Jun 202576.8%, Below the 95% standard13,289 of 17,308
May 202579.0%, Below the 95% standard13,761 of 17,427
Apr 202577.3%, Below the 95% standard12,797 of 16,552
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

64.0%

Jul 2026

21,414 of 33,453 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −28.0 points

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

July 2026: 64.0 per cent, 21,414 of 33,453 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 202664.0%, Below the 92% standard21,414 of 33,453
Jun 202664.8%, Below the 92% standard21,224 of 32,753
May 202664.7%, Below the 92% standard21,353 of 33,007
Apr 202663.7%, Below the 92% standard21,182 of 33,263
Mar 202663.6%, Below the 92% standard21,085 of 33,136
Feb 202660.9%, Below the 92% standard20,926 of 34,355
Jan 202659.6%, Below the 92% standard21,269 of 35,677
Dec 202559.3%, Below the 92% standard21,323 of 35,981
Nov 202560.3%, Below the 92% standard21,899 of 36,319
Oct 202560.4%, Below the 92% standard21,911 of 36,257
Sept 202562.0%, Below the 92% standard22,532 of 36,373
Aug 202561.3%, Below the 92% standard22,162 of 36,134
Jul 202562.9%, Below the 92% standard22,699 of 36,082
Jun 202564.1%, Below the 92% standard22,718 of 35,442
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

92.5%

Jul 2026

10,199 of 11,030 people waiting

+3.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −6.5 points

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

July 2026: 92.5 per cent, 10,199 of 11,030 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 202692.5%, Below the 99% standard10,199 of 11,030
Jun 202688.8%, Below the 99% standard10,603 of 11,941
May 202687.5%, Below the 99% standard10,784 of 12,323
Apr 202682.3%, Below the 99% standard10,807 of 13,137
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

81.6%

Jul 2026

1,583 of 1,939 referrals

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +6.6 points

70%85%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 81.6 per cent, 1,583 of 1,939 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 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,583 of 1,939
Jun 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,514 of 1,850
May 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,315 of 1,611
Apr 202678.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,235 of 1,572
Mar 202684.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,496 of 1,782
Feb 202686.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,340 of 1,547
Jan 202679.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,319 of 1,661
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

90.8%

Jul 2026

129 of 142 treatments

−4.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −5.2 points

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

July 2026: 90.8 per cent, 129 of 142 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 202690.8%, Below the 96% standard129 of 142
Jun 202695.4%, Below the 96% standard146 of 153
May 202699.2%, Meets the 96% standard119 of 120
Apr 202691.0%, Below the 96% standard101 of 111
Mar 202698.4%, Meets the 96% standard125 of 127
Feb 202694.6%, Below the 96% standard122 of 129
Jan 202694.5%, Below the 96% standard103 of 109
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

70.4%

Jul 2026

110.5 of 157 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −14.6 points

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

July 2026: 70.4 per cent, 110.5 of 157 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 202670.4%, Below the 85% standard110.5 of 157
Jun 202670.3%, Below the 85% standard112.5 of 160
May 202661.1%, Below the 85% standard90.5 of 148
Apr 202661.1%, Below the 85% standard79.5 of 130
Mar 202669.5%, Below the 85% standard90 of 129.5
Feb 202665.9%, Below the 85% standard100.5 of 152.5
Jan 202668.6%, Below the 85% standard78.5 of 114.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times