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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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust since 3 February 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

78.9%

Aug 2026

16,668 of 21,130 attendances

+1.8 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −16.1 points

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

August 2026: 78.9 per cent, 16,668 of 21,130 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 202678.9%, Below the 95% standard16,668 of 21,130
Jul 202677.1%, Below the 95% standard17,218 of 22,337
Jun 202676.3%, Below the 95% standard17,201 of 22,555
May 202678.1%, Below the 95% standard16,599 of 21,265
Apr 202678.0%, Below the 95% standard15,649 of 20,061
Mar 202678.4%, Below the 95% standard16,768 of 21,385
Feb 202668.0%, Below the 95% standard12,799 of 18,825
Jan 202666.5%, Below the 95% standard13,362 of 20,108
Dec 202568.6%, Below the 95% standard14,081 of 20,519
Nov 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard14,399 of 20,841
Oct 202570.2%, Below the 95% standard14,693 of 20,921
Sept 202572.7%, Below the 95% standard14,439 of 19,865
Aug 202569.8%, Below the 95% standard13,803 of 19,784
Jul 202573.8%, Below the 95% standard15,378 of 20,837
Jun 202569.7%, Below the 95% standard14,287 of 20,490
May 202573.1%, Below the 95% standard15,028 of 20,567
Apr 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard14,836 of 20,814
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

75.8%

Jul 2026

46,916 of 61,880 people waiting

−1.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −16.2 points

60%80%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 75.8 per cent, 46,916 of 61,880 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 202675.8%, Below the 92% standard46,916 of 61,880
Jun 202676.9%, Below the 92% standard46,097 of 59,937
May 202676.7%, Below the 92% standard45,150 of 58,858
Apr 202676.1%, Below the 92% standard44,724 of 58,754
Mar 202676.6%, Below the 92% standard44,340 of 57,899
Feb 202675.0%, Below the 92% standard42,995 of 57,309
Jan 202675.0%, Below the 92% standard42,925 of 57,271
Dec 202575.6%, Below the 92% standard43,526 of 57,555
Nov 202576.0%, Below the 92% standard43,805 of 57,660
Oct 202576.0%, Below the 92% standard44,598 of 58,700
Sept 202576.0%, Below the 92% standard44,601 of 58,722
Aug 202574.4%, Below the 92% standard44,111 of 59,265
Jul 202575.3%, Below the 92% standard44,526 of 59,142
Jun 202575.7%, Below the 92% standard43,925 of 58,030
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

80.8%

Jul 2026

11,098 of 13,737 people waiting

+2.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −18.2 points

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

July 2026: 80.8 per cent, 11,098 of 13,737 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 202680.8%, Below the 99% standard11,098 of 13,737
Jun 202678.3%, Below the 99% standard11,336 of 14,468
May 202679.3%, Below the 99% standard11,382 of 14,348
Apr 202679.3%, Below the 99% standard11,034 of 13,920
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

82.7%

Jul 2026

1,480 of 1,789 referrals

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.7 points

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

July 2026: 82.7 per cent, 1,480 of 1,789 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 202682.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,480 of 1,789
Jun 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,424 of 1,742
May 202680.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,226 of 1,524
Apr 202677.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,217 of 1,576
Mar 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,277 of 1,561
Feb 202681.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,182 of 1,452
Jan 202677.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,094 of 1,419
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

99.0%

Jul 2026

387 of 391 treatments

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +3.0 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 99.0 per cent, 387 of 391 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 202699.0%, Meets the 96% standard387 of 391
Jun 202699.5%, Meets the 96% standard425 of 427
May 202698.7%, Meets the 96% standard367 of 372
Apr 202699.2%, Meets the 96% standard365 of 368
Mar 202697.6%, Meets the 96% standard368 of 377
Feb 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard337 of 345
Jan 202696.8%, Meets the 96% standard394 of 407
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

73.4%

Jul 2026

185 of 252 treatments

+1.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −11.6 points

60%75%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.4 per cent, 185 of 252 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 202673.4%, Below the 85% standard185 of 252
Jun 202672.3%, Below the 85% standard190.5 of 263.5
May 202669.5%, Below the 85% standard159.5 of 229.5
Apr 202677.0%, Below the 85% standard182 of 236.5
Mar 202675.4%, Below the 85% standard182 of 241.5
Feb 202677.2%, Below the 85% standard159.5 of 206.5
Jan 202678.9%, Below the 85% standard193 of 244.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times