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Care Quality Commission

What CQC currently says

CQC has not given Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust an overall rating. Under its single assessment framework it rates services and key questions rather than awarding one judgement for the whole body, so these are what it currently publishes. They are separate judgements and CQC does not add them together.

Services CQC has rated

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

  • Community dental servicesOutstanding
    • CaringOutstanding7 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood7 June 2016
    • ResponsiveOutstanding7 June 2016
    • SafeGood7 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood7 June 2016
  • Community end of life careRequires improvement
    • CaringGood17 May 2018
    • EffectiveRequires improvement17 May 2018
    • ResponsiveGood17 May 2018
    • SafeRequires improvement17 May 2018
    • Well-ledRequires improvement17 May 2018
  • Community health inpatient servicesGood
    • CaringGood2 July 2020
    • EffectiveGood2 July 2020
    • ResponsiveGood2 July 2020
    • SafeGood2 July 2020
    • Well-ledGood2 July 2020
  • Community health services for adultsOutstanding
    • CaringGood7 June 2016
    • EffectiveOutstanding7 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood7 June 2016
    • SafeGood7 June 2016
    • Well-ledOutstanding7 June 2016
  • Community health services for children, young people and familiesGood
    • CaringGood17 May 2018
    • EffectiveGood17 May 2018
    • ResponsiveGood17 May 2018
    • SafeGood17 May 2018
    • Well-ledGood17 May 2018
  • Community urgent care servicesGood
    • CaringOutstanding7 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood7 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood7 June 2016
    • SafeGood7 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood7 June 2016
  • Specialist community mental health services for children and young peopleGood
    • CaringGood7 June 2016
    • EffectiveGood7 June 2016
    • ResponsiveGood7 June 2016
    • SafeRequires improvement7 June 2016
    • Well-ledGood7 June 2016
  • Substance misuse servicesInspected but not rated
    • CaringInspected but not rated7 June 2016
    • EffectiveInspected but not rated7 June 2016
    • ResponsiveInspected but not rated7 June 2016
    • SafeInspected but not rated7 June 2016
    • Well-ledInspected but not rated7 June 2016

Most recent judgement 22 August 2025.

Against the national standards

The measures NHS England publishes against a provider every month, each drawn against the standard set for it. The standards differ: 95% of A&E attendances within four hours, 85% of urgent cancer referrals treated within sixty-two days, 99% of diagnostic tests within six weeks. A figure read against the wrong one says nothing, so no two of these charts share a line and the three cancer standards are never added together.

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

63.4%Aug 2026, 7,096 of 11,198 attendances

−0.6 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −31.6 points

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

August 2026: 63.4 per cent, 7,096 of 11,198 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 202663.4%, Below the 95% standard7,096 of 11,198
Jul 202663.9%, Below the 95% standard7,352 of 11,498
Jun 202665.3%, Below the 95% standard7,362 of 11,279
May 202664.7%, Below the 95% standard7,217 of 11,147
Apr 202664.3%, Below the 95% standard6,466 of 10,064
Mar 202666.6%, Below the 95% standard7,159 of 10,748
Feb 202666.4%, Below the 95% standard6,292 of 9,480
Jan 202667.9%, Below the 95% standard6,908 of 10,173
Dec 202570.8%, Below the 95% standard7,217 of 10,195
Nov 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard6,937 of 10,155
Oct 202568.0%, Below the 95% standard7,264 of 10,681
Sept 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard7,186 of 10,523
Aug 202574.1%, Below the 95% standard8,263 of 11,155
Jul 202573.5%, Below the 95% standard8,370 of 11,381
Jun 202572.2%, Below the 95% standard7,840 of 10,859
May 202570.1%, Below the 95% standard7,873 of 11,233
Apr 202572.7%, Below the 95% standard7,419 of 10,208
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

66.4%Mar 2026, 22,225 of 33,478 people waiting

−0.4 pts since Feb 2026

Below the 92% standard · −25.6 points

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

March 2026: 66.4 per cent, 22,225 of 33,478 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 10 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Mar 202666.4%, Below the 92% standard22,225 of 33,478
Feb 202666.8%, Below the 92% standard22,442 of 33,605
Jan 202667.0%, Below the 92% standard22,149 of 33,056
Dec 202567.5%, Below the 92% standard22,148 of 32,824
Nov 202568.7%, Below the 92% standard21,990 of 31,989
Oct 202569.3%, Below the 92% standard22,028 of 31,783
Sept 202570.4%, Below the 92% standard22,621 of 32,115
Aug 202569.5%, Below the 92% standard22,327 of 32,123
Jul 202569.7%, Below the 92% standard22,982 of 32,964
Jun 202568.2%, Below the 92% standard22,686 of 33,268
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

76.9%Jul 2026, 5,264 of 6,845 people waiting

+2.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −22.1 points

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

July 2026: 76.9 per cent, 5,264 of 6,845 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 202676.9%, Below the 99% standard5,264 of 6,845
Jun 202674.6%, Below the 99% standard5,189 of 6,955
May 202665.4%, Below the 99% standard4,607 of 7,041
Apr 202660.6%, Below the 99% standard4,430 of 7,308
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

58.5%Jul 2026, 1,426 of 2,438 referrals

+1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −16.5 points

30%60%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 58.5 per cent, 1,426 of 2,438 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 202658.5%, Below the 75% standard1,426 of 2,438
Jun 202657.1%, Below the 75% standard1,290 of 2,259
May 202645.5%, Below the 75% standard778 of 1,711
Apr 202648.0%, Below the 75% standard606 of 1,263
Mar 202675.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,526 of 2,016
Feb 202679.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,366 of 1,713
Jan 202660.5%, Below the 75% standard1,162 of 1,919
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

93.2%Jul 2026, 327 of 351 treatments

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −2.8 points

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

July 2026: 93.2 per cent, 327 of 351 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 202693.2%, Below the 96% standard327 of 351
Jun 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard286 of 306
May 202692.8%, Below the 96% standard271 of 292
Apr 202692.4%, Below the 96% standard232 of 251
Mar 202694.7%, Below the 96% standard323 of 341
Feb 202696.3%, Meets the 96% standard314 of 326
Jan 202695.5%, Below the 96% standard363 of 380
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

57.9%Jul 2026, 101 of 174.5 treatments

+4.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −27.1 points

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

July 2026: 57.9 per cent, 101 of 174.5 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 202657.9%, Below the 85% standard101 of 174.5
Jun 202653.5%, Below the 85% standard90.5 of 169
May 202648.9%, Below the 85% standard65.5 of 134
Apr 202658.5%, Below the 85% standard67 of 114.5
Mar 202660.1%, Below the 85% standard86.5 of 144
Feb 202667.2%, Below the 85% standard93 of 138.5
Jan 202675.2%, Below the 85% standard124 of 165
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times