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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust

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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 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust since 23 February 2022. 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

63.2%

Aug 2026

5,055 of 7,995 attendances

−1.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −31.8 points

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

August 2026: 63.2 per cent, 5,055 of 7,995 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 202663.2%, Below the 95% standard5,055 of 7,995
Jul 202664.6%, Below the 95% standard5,302 of 8,207
Jun 202661.4%, Below the 95% standard4,849 of 7,904
May 202664.2%, Below the 95% standard5,513 of 8,582
Apr 202666.6%, Below the 95% standard5,787 of 8,692
Mar 202667.3%, Below the 95% standard6,113 of 9,086
Feb 202664.5%, Below the 95% standard5,131 of 7,958
Jan 202664.0%, Below the 95% standard5,321 of 8,318
Dec 202566.2%, Below the 95% standard5,206 of 7,862
Nov 202565.0%, Below the 95% standard4,986 of 7,667
Oct 202566.8%, Below the 95% standard5,213 of 7,806
Sept 202563.2%, Below the 95% standard4,910 of 7,767
Aug 202559.2%, Below the 95% standard4,708 of 7,953
Jul 202558.6%, Below the 95% standard4,787 of 8,169
Jun 202562.0%, Below the 95% standard4,844 of 7,811
May 202562.3%, Below the 95% standard4,956 of 7,959
Apr 202561.4%, Below the 95% standard4,795 of 7,816
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

64.3%

Jul 2026

15,528 of 24,150 people waiting

+1.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −27.7 points

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

July 2026: 64.3 per cent, 15,528 of 24,150 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 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard15,528 of 24,150
Jun 202662.8%, Below the 92% standard15,760 of 25,086
May 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard15,742 of 25,600
Apr 202659.0%, Below the 92% standard14,832 of 25,153
Mar 202658.5%, Below the 92% standard14,633 of 25,029
Feb 202654.1%, Below the 92% standard13,704 of 25,345
Jan 202653.9%, Below the 92% standard14,092 of 26,144
Dec 202554.1%, Below the 92% standard14,214 of 26,281
Nov 202555.6%, Below the 92% standard14,628 of 26,307
Oct 202555.3%, Below the 92% standard15,009 of 27,123
Sept 202555.1%, Below the 92% standard15,446 of 28,052
Aug 202558.1%, Below the 92% standard16,544 of 28,493
Jul 202556.2%, Below the 92% standard15,759 of 28,041
Jun 202557.3%, Below the 92% standard15,619 of 27,265
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

58.0%

Jul 2026

5,921 of 10,209 people waiting

−4.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −41.0 points

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

July 2026: 58.0 per cent, 5,921 of 10,209 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 202658.0%, Below the 99% standard5,921 of 10,209
Jun 202662.7%, Below the 99% standard5,482 of 8,741
May 202664.4%, Below the 99% standard5,008 of 7,776
Apr 202664.0%, Below the 99% standard4,941 of 7,715
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

73.3%

Jul 2026

1,086 of 1,482 referrals

+4.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −1.7 points

50%65%80%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 73.3 per cent, 1,086 of 1,482 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 202673.3%, Below the 75% standard1,086 of 1,482
Jun 202668.5%, Below the 75% standard936 of 1,366
May 202668.6%, Below the 75% standard894 of 1,304
Apr 202662.7%, Below the 75% standard804 of 1,282
Mar 202669.9%, Below the 75% standard1,018 of 1,456
Feb 202672.9%, Below the 75% standard933 of 1,280
Jan 202660.9%, Below the 75% standard760 of 1,248
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

89.8%

Jul 2026

132 of 147 treatments

−4.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −6.2 points

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

July 2026: 89.8 per cent, 132 of 147 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 202689.8%, Below the 96% standard132 of 147
Jun 202694.7%, Below the 96% standard125 of 132
May 202696.0%, Meets the 96% standard121 of 126
Apr 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard129 of 134
Mar 202698.6%, Meets the 96% standard137 of 139
Feb 202695.7%, Below the 96% standard135 of 141
Jan 202691.0%, Below the 96% standard131 of 144
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

59.5%

Jul 2026

58 of 97.5 treatments

+10.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −25.5 points

40%65%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 59.5 per cent, 58 of 97.5 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 202659.5%, Below the 85% standard58 of 97.5
Jun 202648.6%, Below the 85% standard44 of 90.5
May 202653.7%, Below the 85% standard51 of 95
Apr 202650.5%, Below the 85% standard50 of 99
Mar 202656.5%, Below the 85% standard56.5 of 100
Feb 202652.8%, Below the 85% standard48 of 91
Jan 202654.3%, Below the 85% standard53.5 of 98.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times