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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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust since 23 January 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

73.0%

Aug 2026

15,855 of 21,707 attendances

+2.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −22.0 points

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

August 2026: 73.0 per cent, 15,855 of 21,707 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 202673.0%, Below the 95% standard15,855 of 21,707
Jul 202671.0%, Below the 95% standard16,447 of 23,161
Jun 202670.7%, Below the 95% standard15,550 of 22,010
May 202670.7%, Below the 95% standard16,171 of 22,864
Apr 202674.1%, Below the 95% standard16,088 of 21,722
Mar 202672.8%, Below the 95% standard16,418 of 22,545
Feb 202670.2%, Below the 95% standard13,389 of 19,074
Jan 202667.3%, Below the 95% standard14,171 of 21,060
Dec 202570.7%, Below the 95% standard14,704 of 20,793
Nov 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard14,435 of 20,632
Oct 202571.0%, Below the 95% standard15,053 of 21,216
Sept 202570.8%, Below the 95% standard14,968 of 21,137
Aug 202573.5%, Below the 95% standard16,120 of 21,944
Jul 202577.5%, Below the 95% standard17,977 of 23,191
Jun 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard16,735 of 22,118
May 202573.0%, Below the 95% standard16,615 of 22,766
Apr 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard15,796 of 22,152
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

64.9%

Jul 2026

35,616 of 54,854 people waiting

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −27.1 points

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

July 2026: 64.9 per cent, 35,616 of 54,854 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 202664.9%, Below the 92% standard35,616 of 54,854
Jun 202665.2%, Below the 92% standard34,908 of 53,524
May 202665.6%, Below the 92% standard35,432 of 54,011
Apr 202665.8%, Below the 92% standard35,441 of 53,891
Mar 202665.4%, Below the 92% standard34,209 of 52,302
Feb 202663.1%, Below the 92% standard33,415 of 52,985
Jan 202661.8%, Below the 92% standard32,864 of 53,143
Dec 202562.4%, Below the 92% standard33,541 of 53,781
Nov 202562.3%, Below the 92% standard35,319 of 56,659
Oct 202562.5%, Below the 92% standard36,283 of 58,068
Sept 202562.5%, Below the 92% standard36,202 of 57,935
Aug 202562.2%, Below the 92% standard35,880 of 57,715
Jul 202563.9%, Below the 92% standard37,017 of 57,905
Jun 202565.8%, Below the 92% standard37,780 of 57,440
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

83.1%

Jul 2026

9,984 of 12,017 people waiting

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −15.9 points

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

July 2026: 83.1 per cent, 9,984 of 12,017 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 202683.1%, Below the 99% standard9,984 of 12,017
Jun 202683.3%, Below the 99% standard10,231 of 12,283
May 202679.6%, Below the 99% standard9,847 of 12,369
Apr 202678.0%, Below the 99% standard9,875 of 12,663
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

81.3%

Jul 2026

2,305 of 2,837 referrals

−2.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +6.3 points

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

July 2026: 81.3 per cent, 2,305 of 2,837 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 202681.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,305 of 2,837
Jun 202683.9%, Meets the 75% standard2,544 of 3,031
May 202678.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,078 of 2,664
Apr 202678.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,140 of 2,723
Mar 202678.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,250 of 2,882
Feb 202680.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,936 of 2,395
Jan 202676.2%, Meets the 75% standard2,050 of 2,689
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

89.8%

Jul 2026

671 of 747 treatments

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −6.2 points

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

July 2026: 89.8 per cent, 671 of 747 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 202689.8%, Below the 96% standard671 of 747
Jun 202690.7%, Below the 96% standard650 of 717
May 202691.4%, Below the 96% standard598 of 654
Apr 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard578 of 629
Mar 202693.3%, Below the 96% standard672 of 720
Feb 202694.4%, Below the 96% standard625 of 662
Jan 202689.2%, Below the 96% standard662 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

73.5%

Jul 2026

282 of 383.5 treatments

+3.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −11.5 points

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

July 2026: 73.5 per cent, 282 of 383.5 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 202673.5%, Below the 85% standard282 of 383.5
Jun 202670.4%, Below the 85% standard261.5 of 371.5
May 202664.9%, Below the 85% standard218 of 336
Apr 202671.8%, Below the 85% standard220 of 306.5
Mar 202677.9%, Below the 85% standard301.5 of 387
Feb 202673.1%, Below the 85% standard249.5 of 341.5
Jan 202673.7%, Below the 85% standard286 of 388
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times