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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

77.1%

Aug 2026

8,397 of 10,888 attendances

−0.8 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −17.9 points

50%75%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 77.1 per cent, 8,397 of 10,888 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 202677.1%, Below the 95% standard8,397 of 10,888
Jul 202678.0%, Below the 95% standard9,147 of 11,733
Jun 202678.2%, Below the 95% standard8,897 of 11,377
May 202680.7%, Below the 95% standard9,270 of 11,490
Apr 202681.0%, Below the 95% standard9,002 of 11,115
Mar 202679.7%, Below the 95% standard9,297 of 11,667
Feb 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard8,143 of 10,206
Jan 202681.2%, Below the 95% standard9,734 of 11,988
Dec 202578.5%, Below the 95% standard8,817 of 11,232
Nov 202580.2%, Below the 95% standard8,785 of 10,950
Oct 202578.9%, Below the 95% standard8,802 of 11,153
Sept 202580.0%, Below the 95% standard8,732 of 10,919
Aug 202575.0%, Below the 95% standard7,684 of 10,240
Jul 202569.1%, Below the 95% standard7,744 of 11,207
Jun 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard7,489 of 10,973
May 202564.8%, Below the 95% standard7,224 of 11,152
Apr 202568.1%, Below the 95% standard6,831 of 10,025
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

68.5%

Jul 2026

26,699 of 38,992 people waiting

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −23.5 points

40%70%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 68.5 per cent, 26,699 of 38,992 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 202668.5%, Below the 92% standard26,699 of 38,992
Jun 202668.7%, Below the 92% standard26,491 of 38,558
May 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard25,929 of 38,802
Apr 202665.3%, Below the 92% standard25,219 of 38,611
Mar 202664.1%, Below the 92% standard25,493 of 39,762
Feb 202657.8%, Below the 92% standard22,405 of 38,734
Jan 202656.0%, Below the 92% standard22,493 of 40,165
Dec 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard22,537 of 40,006
Nov 202556.1%, Below the 92% standard23,070 of 41,155
Oct 202555.5%, Below the 92% standard23,430 of 42,194
Sept 202554.1%, Below the 92% standard23,516 of 43,440
Aug 202552.8%, Below the 92% standard23,412 of 44,367
Jul 202552.0%, Below the 92% standard24,347 of 46,788
Jun 202551.1%, Below the 92% standard24,773 of 48,443
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

68.4%

Jul 2026

7,322 of 10,703 people waiting

+3.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −30.6 points

50%75%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 68.4 per cent, 7,322 of 10,703 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 202668.4%, Below the 99% standard7,322 of 10,703
Jun 202665.1%, Below the 99% standard8,005 of 12,303
May 202663.6%, Below the 99% standard7,290 of 11,454
Apr 202666.8%, Below the 99% standard8,104 of 12,123
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

71.3%

Jul 2026

1,391 of 1,950 referrals

−1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −3.7 points

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

July 2026: 71.3 per cent, 1,391 of 1,950 referrals. Below 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 202671.3%, Below the 75% standard1,391 of 1,950
Jun 202672.3%, Below the 75% standard1,345 of 1,859
May 202673.7%, Below the 75% standard1,373 of 1,863
Apr 202672.1%, Below the 75% standard1,490 of 2,067
Mar 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,500 of 1,875
Feb 202681.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,410 of 1,733
Jan 202673.4%, Below the 75% standard1,316 of 1,793
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

94.7%

Jul 2026

162 of 171 treatments

+2.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −1.3 points

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

July 2026: 94.7 per cent, 162 of 171 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 202694.7%, Below the 96% standard162 of 171
Jun 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard171 of 186
May 202697.1%, Meets the 96% standard169 of 174
Apr 202697.1%, Meets the 96% standard166 of 171
Mar 202697.7%, Meets the 96% standard169 of 173
Feb 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard146 of 151
Jan 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard145 of 150
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

60.2%

Jul 2026

91.5 of 152 treatments

−1.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −24.8 points

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

July 2026: 60.2 per cent, 91.5 of 152 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 202660.2%, Below the 85% standard91.5 of 152
Jun 202661.9%, Below the 85% standard100.5 of 162.5
May 202662.3%, Below the 85% standard81 of 130
Apr 202660.3%, Below the 85% standard73.5 of 122
Mar 202662.7%, Below the 85% standard95 of 151.5
Feb 202660.0%, Below the 85% standard73.5 of 122.5
Jan 202663.2%, Below the 85% standard85 of 134.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times