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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.

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

52.8%

Aug 2026

5,418 of 10,271 attendances

−4.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −42.3 points

40%70%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 52.8 per cent, 5,418 of 10,271 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 202652.8%, Below the 95% standard5,418 of 10,271
Jul 202657.0%, Below the 95% standard6,041 of 10,600
Jun 202657.1%, Below the 95% standard5,856 of 10,249
May 202658.6%, Below the 95% standard6,007 of 10,252
Apr 202660.8%, Below the 95% standard5,833 of 9,588
Mar 202654.9%, Below the 95% standard5,805 of 10,583
Feb 202656.1%, Below the 95% standard5,183 of 9,234
Jan 202656.0%, Below the 95% standard5,616 of 10,034
Dec 202554.6%, Below the 95% standard5,699 of 10,436
Nov 202557.7%, Below the 95% standard6,092 of 10,560
Oct 202559.6%, Below the 95% standard6,281 of 10,542
Sept 202562.2%, Below the 95% standard6,439 of 10,355
Aug 202561.2%, Below the 95% standard6,148 of 10,052
Jul 202560.8%, Below the 95% standard6,496 of 10,680
Jun 202564.4%, Below the 95% standard6,714 of 10,423
May 202562.6%, Below the 95% standard6,560 of 10,479
Apr 202562.4%, Below the 95% standard6,284 of 10,067
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

65.2%

Jul 2026

33,737 of 51,721 people waiting

−0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.8 points

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

July 2026: 65.2 per cent, 33,737 of 51,721 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 202665.2%, Below the 92% standard33,737 of 51,721
Jun 202666.0%, Below the 92% standard33,449 of 50,672
May 202666.1%, Below the 92% standard32,291 of 48,877
Apr 202666.3%, Below the 92% standard31,369 of 47,337
Mar 202667.0%, Below the 92% standard31,686 of 47,269
Feb 202665.0%, Below the 92% standard30,841 of 47,465
Jan 202662.7%, Below the 92% standard29,338 of 46,784
Dec 202562.0%, Below the 92% standard29,071 of 46,873
Nov 202560.8%, Below the 92% standard27,773 of 45,667
Oct 202559.6%, Below the 92% standard27,313 of 45,806
Sept 202558.0%, Below the 92% standard26,708 of 46,050
Aug 202557.3%, Below the 92% standard28,913 of 50,457
Jul 202556.7%, Below the 92% standard29,572 of 52,190
Jun 202556.9%, Below the 92% standard29,827 of 52,425
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

71.5%

Jul 2026

8,902 of 12,450 people waiting

+1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −27.5 points

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

July 2026: 71.5 per cent, 8,902 of 12,450 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 202671.5%, Below the 99% standard8,902 of 12,450
Jun 202670.3%, Below the 99% standard8,897 of 12,665
May 202668.7%, Below the 99% standard9,202 of 13,392
Apr 202667.6%, Below the 99% standard9,203 of 13,606
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

77.7%

Jul 2026

2,057 of 2,646 referrals

−2.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +2.7 points

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

July 2026: 77.7 per cent, 2,057 of 2,646 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 202677.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,057 of 2,646
Jun 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,978 of 2,452
May 202679.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,806 of 2,280
Apr 202676.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,686 of 2,208
Mar 202682.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,050 of 2,482
Feb 202682.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,636 of 1,975
Jan 202675.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,749 of 2,321
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

96.2%

Jul 2026

177 of 184 treatments

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +0.2 points

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

July 2026: 96.2 per cent, 177 of 184 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 202696.2%, Meets the 96% standard177 of 184
Jun 202697.9%, Meets the 96% standard187 of 191
May 202695.2%, Below the 96% standard158 of 166
Apr 202696.4%, Meets the 96% standard159 of 165
Mar 202698.8%, Meets the 96% standard161 of 163
Feb 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard140 of 145
Jan 202695.8%, Below the 96% standard159 of 166
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

70.0%

Jul 2026

127 of 181.5 treatments

+3.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −15.0 points

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

July 2026: 70.0 per cent, 127 of 181.5 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 202670.0%, Below the 85% standard127 of 181.5
Jun 202666.8%, Below the 85% standard124 of 185.5
May 202675.8%, Below the 85% standard122 of 161
Apr 202668.5%, Below the 85% standard108.5 of 158.5
Mar 202671.0%, Below the 85% standard122.5 of 172.5
Feb 202673.0%, Below the 85% standard112 of 153.5
Jan 202675.7%, Below the 85% standard131 of 173
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times