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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 The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Requires improvement overall. These are the judgements underneath it. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

The body as a whole

  • CaringGood24 January 2024
  • EffectiveRequires improvement24 January 2024
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement24 January 2024
  • SafeRequires improvement24 January 2024
  • Well-ledInadequate24 January 2024

Services CQC has rated

Each service is rated on its own. Open one to read the five key questions underneath it.

  • Community dental servicesGood
    • CaringGood6 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood6 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood6 June 2016
    • SafeGood6 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood6 June 2016
  • Community end of life careOutstanding
    • CaringOutstanding29 May 2019
    • EffectiveGood29 May 2019
    • ResponsiveOutstanding29 May 2019
    • SafeGood29 May 2019
    • Well-ledGood29 May 2019
  • Community health services for adultsGood
    • CaringGood6 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood6 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood6 June 2016
    • SafeGood6 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood6 June 2016
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood6 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood6 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood6 June 2016
    • SafeGood6 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood6 June 2016
  • Patient transport servicesInadequate
    • CaringInsufficient evidence to rate24 January 2024
    • EffectiveRequires improvement24 January 2024
    • ResponsiveRequires improvement24 January 2024
    • SafeInadequate24 January 2024
    • Well-ledInadequate24 January 2024

Most recent judgement 24 January 2024. Read it on the CQC website

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

77.0%

Aug 2026

17,343 of 22,526 attendances

−0.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −18.0 points

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

August 2026: 77.0 per cent, 17,343 of 22,526 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 202677.0%, Below the 95% standard17,343 of 22,526
Jul 202677.4%, Below the 95% standard18,296 of 23,640
Jun 202676.8%, Below the 95% standard18,246 of 23,774
May 202676.5%, Below the 95% standard18,943 of 24,767
Apr 202679.0%, Below the 95% standard18,259 of 23,117
Mar 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard19,262 of 24,132
Feb 202675.5%, Below the 95% standard16,047 of 21,240
Jan 202675.9%, Below the 95% standard16,713 of 22,017
Dec 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard16,687 of 21,966
Nov 202575.5%, Below the 95% standard17,325 of 22,952
Oct 202577.0%, Below the 95% standard18,206 of 23,658
Sept 202576.0%, Below the 95% standard16,578 of 21,820
Aug 202578.8%, Below the 95% standard15,784 of 20,033
Jul 202580.2%, Below the 95% standard17,480 of 21,785
Jun 202578.7%, Below the 95% standard16,865 of 21,428
May 202580.1%, Below the 95% standard17,452 of 21,788
Apr 202576.4%, Below the 95% standard16,031 of 20,974
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

73.9%

Jul 2026

65,419 of 88,477 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −18.1 points

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

July 2026: 73.9 per cent, 65,419 of 88,477 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 202673.9%, Below the 92% standard65,419 of 88,477
Jun 202674.6%, Below the 92% standard64,886 of 86,942
May 202673.5%, Below the 92% standard63,390 of 86,197
Apr 202672.3%, Below the 92% standard60,136 of 83,207
Mar 202672.5%, Below the 92% standard58,961 of 81,301
Feb 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard58,218 of 82,021
Jan 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard59,559 of 83,929
Dec 202571.4%, Below the 92% standard61,102 of 85,552
Nov 202572.1%, Below the 92% standard62,410 of 86,575
Oct 202573.5%, Below the 92% standard65,653 of 89,294
Sept 202573.2%, Below the 92% standard64,182 of 87,666
Aug 202572.7%, Below the 92% standard64,493 of 88,675
Jul 202573.6%, Below the 92% standard64,941 of 88,211
Jun 202573.5%, Below the 92% standard65,505 of 89,130
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

80.2%

Jul 2026

14,689 of 18,319 people waiting

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −18.8 points

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

July 2026: 80.2 per cent, 14,689 of 18,319 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 202680.2%, Below the 99% standard14,689 of 18,319
Jun 202679.6%, Below the 99% standard14,326 of 18,006
May 202679.5%, Below the 99% standard14,050 of 17,682
Apr 202682.2%, Below the 99% standard14,607 of 17,766
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

85.3%

Jul 2026

2,418 of 2,835 referrals

+0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +10.3 points

60%80%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 85.3 per cent, 2,418 of 2,835 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 202685.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,418 of 2,835
Jun 202684.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,277 of 2,693
May 202685.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,012 of 2,367
Apr 202683.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,030 of 2,443
Mar 202686.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,144 of 2,480
Feb 202685.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,935 of 2,261
Jan 202666.5%, Below the 75% standard1,650 of 2,480
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

74.7%

Jul 2026

1,087 of 1,456 treatments

+0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −21.3 points

60%80%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 74.7 per cent, 1,087 of 1,456 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 202674.7%, Below the 96% standard1,087 of 1,456
Jun 202674.5%, Below the 96% standard1,046 of 1,404
May 202683.4%, Below the 96% standard1,047 of 1,255
Apr 202681.8%, Below the 96% standard1,076 of 1,316
Mar 202685.7%, Below the 96% standard1,223 of 1,427
Feb 202686.8%, Below the 96% standard1,095 of 1,261
Jan 202678.5%, Below the 96% standard1,078 of 1,374
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

66.8%

Jul 2026

330.5 of 495 treatments

+1.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −18.2 points

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

July 2026: 66.8 per cent, 330.5 of 495 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 202666.8%, Below the 85% standard330.5 of 495
Jun 202665.6%, Below the 85% standard324.5 of 495
May 202665.1%, Below the 85% standard300.5 of 461.5
Apr 202665.0%, Below the 85% standard317 of 487.5
Mar 202663.6%, Below the 85% standard287 of 451
Feb 202668.5%, Below the 85% standard279 of 407.5
Jan 202666.0%, Below the 85% standard324 of 491
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times