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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 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust since 12 July 2019. 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

76.7%

Aug 2026

11,049 of 14,414 attendances

−1.8 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −18.3 points

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

August 2026: 76.7 per cent, 11,049 of 14,414 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 202676.7%, Below the 95% standard11,049 of 14,414
Jul 202678.4%, Below the 95% standard11,918 of 15,195
Jun 202677.3%, Below the 95% standard11,535 of 14,929
May 202680.8%, Below the 95% standard12,124 of 15,003
Apr 202682.2%, Below the 95% standard12,090 of 14,714
Mar 202685.4%, Below the 95% standard13,015 of 15,238
Feb 202676.7%, Below the 95% standard10,280 of 13,405
Jan 202673.4%, Below the 95% standard10,537 of 14,349
Dec 202571.0%, Below the 95% standard10,507 of 14,793
Nov 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard11,379 of 15,025
Oct 202578.2%, Below the 95% standard11,804 of 15,094
Sept 202578.4%, Below the 95% standard11,157 of 14,231
Aug 202576.6%, Below the 95% standard10,661 of 13,923
Jul 202578.4%, Below the 95% standard11,736 of 14,971
Jun 202579.8%, Below the 95% standard11,864 of 14,867
May 202579.1%, Below the 95% standard11,771 of 14,879
Apr 202575.7%, Below the 95% standard10,850 of 14,332
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

30,728 of 48,052 people waiting

−1.1 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, 30,728 of 48,052 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% standard30,728 of 48,052
Jun 202665.0%, Below the 92% standard30,727 of 47,261
May 202665.1%, Below the 92% standard30,131 of 46,254
Apr 202665.1%, Below the 92% standard30,359 of 46,643
Mar 202664.0%, Below the 92% standard29,234 of 45,663
Feb 202660.9%, Below the 92% standard28,557 of 46,879
Jan 202661.0%, Below the 92% standard28,482 of 46,691
Dec 202562.4%, Below the 92% standard29,261 of 46,895
Nov 202564.0%, Below the 92% standard30,187 of 47,195
Oct 202563.4%, Below the 92% standard29,724 of 46,916
Sept 202564.2%, Below the 92% standard30,033 of 46,785
Aug 202563.3%, Below the 92% standard29,380 of 46,398
Jul 202563.1%, Below the 92% standard29,553 of 46,859
Jun 202563.2%, Below the 92% standard29,484 of 46,681
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

81.9%

Jul 2026

8,960 of 10,942 people waiting

−2.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −17.1 points

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

July 2026: 81.9 per cent, 8,960 of 10,942 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 202681.9%, Below the 99% standard8,960 of 10,942
Jun 202684.8%, Below the 99% standard8,941 of 10,544
May 202687.7%, Below the 99% standard8,673 of 9,888
Apr 202687.2%, Below the 99% standard9,036 of 10,363
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

84.3%

Jul 2026

1,450 of 1,719 referrals

+1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +9.3 points

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

July 2026: 84.3 per cent, 1,450 of 1,719 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 202684.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,450 of 1,719
Jun 202683.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,443 of 1,731
May 202686.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,286 of 1,481
Apr 202685.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,428 of 1,663
Mar 202684.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,436 of 1,693
Feb 202684.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,287 of 1,522
Jan 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,287 of 1,577
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

95.4%

Jul 2026

267 of 280 treatments

−1.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −0.6 points

70%85%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 95.4 per cent, 267 of 280 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 202695.4%, Below the 96% standard267 of 280
Jun 202696.4%, Meets the 96% standard271 of 281
May 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard247 of 265
Apr 202694.0%, Below the 96% standard252 of 268
Mar 202694.0%, Below the 96% standard268 of 285
Feb 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard238 of 259
Jan 202685.2%, Below the 96% standard264 of 310
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

142 of 203 treatments

−6.3 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, 142 of 203 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% standard142 of 203
Jun 202676.2%, Below the 85% standard139.5 of 183
May 202676.0%, Below the 85% standard146 of 192
Apr 202675.4%, Below the 85% standard130.5 of 173
Mar 202678.7%, Below the 85% standard151 of 192
Feb 202672.0%, Below the 85% standard132.5 of 184
Jan 202673.7%, Below the 85% standard151 of 205
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times