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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 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since 8 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

71.8%

Aug 2026

15,603 of 21,745 attendances

+0.5 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.3 points

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

August 2026: 71.8 per cent, 15,603 of 21,745 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 202671.8%, Below the 95% standard15,603 of 21,745
Jul 202671.3%, Below the 95% standard16,153 of 22,655
Jun 202673.7%, Below the 95% standard15,809 of 21,444
May 202676.1%, Below the 95% standard17,793 of 23,394
Apr 202679.8%, Below the 95% standard17,842 of 22,357
Mar 202674.6%, Below the 95% standard17,550 of 23,535
Feb 202666.1%, Below the 95% standard13,632 of 20,632
Jan 202662.7%, Below the 95% standard13,629 of 21,729
Dec 202566.5%, Below the 95% standard14,251 of 21,422
Nov 202567.3%, Below the 95% standard13,836 of 20,565
Oct 202565.9%, Below the 95% standard14,189 of 21,535
Sept 202565.0%, Below the 95% standard13,312 of 20,466
Aug 202564.9%, Below the 95% standard13,484 of 20,777
Jul 202563.4%, Below the 95% standard13,502 of 21,307
Jun 202564.6%, Below the 95% standard13,108 of 20,302
May 202566.0%, Below the 95% standard13,957 of 21,162
Apr 202568.0%, Below the 95% standard13,604 of 20,004
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

62.3%

Jul 2026

43,503 of 69,786 people waiting

+0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −29.7 points

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

July 2026: 62.3 per cent, 43,503 of 69,786 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 202662.3%, Below the 92% standard43,503 of 69,786
Jun 202661.9%, Below the 92% standard43,447 of 70,211
May 202661.2%, Below the 92% standard42,327 of 69,131
Apr 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard41,863 of 69,079
Mar 202660.8%, Below the 92% standard41,212 of 67,753
Feb 202656.3%, Below the 92% standard38,901 of 69,054
Jan 202654.1%, Below the 92% standard36,433 of 67,366
Dec 202554.1%, Below the 92% standard36,193 of 66,866
Nov 202553.6%, Below the 92% standard36,202 of 67,474
Oct 202553.7%, Below the 92% standard36,922 of 68,810
Sept 202554.5%, Below the 92% standard37,437 of 68,724
Aug 202553.6%, Below the 92% standard37,336 of 69,630
Jul 202554.5%, Below the 92% standard38,051 of 69,763
Jun 202554.6%, Below the 92% standard38,421 of 70,366
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

45.4%

Jul 2026

16,849 of 37,078 people waiting

+2.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −53.6 points

30%65%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 45.4 per cent, 16,849 of 37,078 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 202645.4%, Below the 99% standard16,849 of 37,078
Jun 202643.4%, Below the 99% standard16,052 of 36,976
May 202644.0%, Below the 99% standard15,753 of 35,836
Apr 202645.8%, Below the 99% standard16,110 of 35,207
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

65.6%

Jul 2026

2,293 of 3,497 referrals

−7.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −9.4 points

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

July 2026: 65.6 per cent, 2,293 of 3,497 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 202665.6%, Below the 75% standard2,293 of 3,497
Jun 202673.4%, Below the 75% standard2,190 of 2,985
May 202674.7%, Below the 75% standard2,087 of 2,793
Apr 202661.7%, Below the 75% standard1,836 of 2,976
Mar 202669.7%, Below the 75% standard2,156 of 3,095
Feb 202673.2%, Below the 75% standard2,023 of 2,764
Jan 202665.0%, Below the 75% standard1,906 of 2,933
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

91.4%

Jul 2026

687 of 752 treatments

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −4.6 points

70%85%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 91.4 per cent, 687 of 752 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 202691.4%, Below the 96% standard687 of 752
Jun 202690.7%, Below the 96% standard645 of 711
May 202689.8%, Below the 96% standard556 of 619
Apr 202685.3%, Below the 96% standard518 of 607
Mar 202687.1%, Below the 96% standard609 of 699
Feb 202688.9%, Below the 96% standard578 of 650
Jan 202684.7%, Below the 96% standard684 of 808
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

64.5%

Jul 2026

282 of 437.5 treatments

+5.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −20.5 points

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

July 2026: 64.5 per cent, 282 of 437.5 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 202664.5%, Below the 85% standard282 of 437.5
Jun 202658.9%, Below the 85% standard235.5 of 400
May 202660.3%, Below the 85% standard214.5 of 356
Apr 202659.0%, Below the 85% standard199 of 337.5
Mar 202664.4%, Below the 85% standard230 of 357
Feb 202658.9%, Below the 85% standard198.5 of 337
Jan 202663.8%, Below the 85% standard259.5 of 406.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times