South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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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 rates South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Good overall. These are the judgements underneath it. 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.

  • Emergency and urgent careInadequate
    • CaringGood25 August 2022
    • EffectiveRequires improvement25 August 2022
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement25 August 2022
    • SafeInadequate25 August 2022
    • Well-ledInadequate25 August 2022
  • Emergency operations centre (EOC)Requires improvement
    • CaringGood25 August 2022
    • EffectiveGood25 August 2022
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement25 August 2022
    • SafeRequires improvement25 August 2022
    • Well-ledRequires improvement25 August 2022
  • Patient transport servicesGood
    • CaringGood11 June 2020
    • EffectiveGood11 June 2020
    • ResponsiveGood11 June 2020
    • SafeRequires improvement11 June 2020
    • Well-ledGood11 June 2020
  • ResilienceGood
    • CaringInspected but not rated6 November 2018
    • EffectiveGood6 November 2018
    • ResponsiveGood6 November 2018
    • SafeGood6 November 2018
    • Well-ledGood6 November 2018

Most recent judgement 27 August 2025. Read it on the CQC website

Monthly performance against national standards

NHS England publishes none of these six measures against this body

That is what we would expect of a body that commissions rather than treats, of a mental health or community trust with no accident and emergency department, and of any body outside England: all six are England-only and are published against the provider that delivers the service. It is not a figure we have failed to collect.

A&E Wait Times
95% standard
Waiting times (RTT)
92% standard
Diagnostic tests (DM01)
99% standard
Cancer diagnosis (FDS)
75% standard
Cancer (31-day)
96% standard
Cancer (62-day)
85% standard