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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 Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust since 14 February 2020. 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

79.6%

Aug 2026

15,881 of 19,960 attendances

−0.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −15.4 points

70%85%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 79.6 per cent, 15,881 of 19,960 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 202679.6%, Below the 95% standard15,881 of 19,960
Jul 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard16,988 of 21,288
Jun 202680.5%, Below the 95% standard17,051 of 21,191
May 202680.0%, Below the 95% standard17,017 of 21,260
Apr 202681.0%, Below the 95% standard16,468 of 20,341
Mar 202679.7%, Below the 95% standard17,001 of 21,322
Feb 202679.2%, Below the 95% standard14,764 of 18,634
Jan 202677.1%, Below the 95% standard15,318 of 19,866
Dec 202576.9%, Below the 95% standard16,024 of 20,841
Nov 202578.0%, Below the 95% standard16,524 of 21,171
Oct 202576.3%, Below the 95% standard16,019 of 21,008
Sept 202580.8%, Below the 95% standard13,751 of 17,007
Aug 202580.6%, Below the 95% standard16,304 of 20,223
Jul 202581.9%, Below the 95% standard17,465 of 21,321
Jun 202582.8%, Below the 95% standard17,596 of 21,257
May 202581.5%, Below the 95% standard17,608 of 21,598
Apr 202582.6%, Below the 95% standard17,801 of 21,550
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

63.9%

Jul 2026

44,975 of 70,399 people waiting

+1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −28.1 points

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

July 2026: 63.9 per cent, 44,975 of 70,399 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 202663.9%, Below the 92% standard44,975 of 70,399
Jun 202662.1%, Below the 92% standard44,708 of 72,008
May 202660.4%, Below the 92% standard44,205 of 73,165
Apr 202660.3%, Below the 92% standard44,448 of 73,776
Mar 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard43,911 of 72,443
Feb 202657.1%, Below the 92% standard44,382 of 77,741
Jan 202656.2%, Below the 92% standard44,414 of 79,019
Dec 202554.1%, Below the 92% standard40,956 of 75,763
Nov 202555.0%, Below the 92% standard42,245 of 76,803
Oct 202554.8%, Below the 92% standard42,105 of 76,871
Sept 202555.0%, Below the 92% standard41,389 of 75,270
Aug 202554.7%, Below the 92% standard42,310 of 77,368
Jul 202555.2%, Below the 92% standard43,400 of 78,673
Jun 202555.5%, Below the 92% standard44,348 of 79,970
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

95.3%

Jul 2026

13,003 of 13,640 people waiting

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −3.7 points

80%90%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 95.3 per cent, 13,003 of 13,640 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 202695.3%, Below the 99% standard13,003 of 13,640
Jun 202695.2%, Below the 99% standard12,864 of 13,508
May 202695.4%, Below the 99% standard12,782 of 13,394
Apr 202695.1%, Below the 99% standard12,560 of 13,203
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

80.0%

Jul 2026

1,592 of 1,990 referrals

−2.1 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +5.0 points

70%80%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 80.0 per cent, 1,592 of 1,990 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 202680.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,592 of 1,990
Jun 202682.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,555 of 1,894
May 202681.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,402 of 1,718
Apr 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,650 of 2,044
Mar 202680.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,640 of 2,040
Feb 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,443 of 1,763
Jan 202678.5%, Meets the 75% standard1,357 of 1,729
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

91.8%

Jul 2026

642 of 699 treatments

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −4.2 points

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

July 2026: 91.8 per cent, 642 of 699 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 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard642 of 699
Jun 202692.2%, Below the 96% standard602 of 653
May 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard515 of 561
Apr 202692.6%, Below the 96% standard561 of 606
Mar 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard558 of 599
Feb 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard577 of 619
Jan 202692.5%, Below the 96% standard604 of 653
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

72.7%

Jul 2026

170 of 234 treatments

+0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −12.3 points

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

July 2026: 72.7 per cent, 170 of 234 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 202672.7%, Below the 85% standard170 of 234
Jun 202672.4%, Below the 85% standard165 of 228
May 202674.1%, Below the 85% standard157 of 212
Apr 202671.5%, Below the 85% standard164.5 of 230
Mar 202672.8%, Below the 85% standard155 of 213
Feb 202672.8%, Below the 85% standard141.5 of 194.5
Jan 202671.5%, Below the 85% standard151.5 of 212
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times