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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 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust since 17 April 2019. 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.

Read what CQC publishes on its own site

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

69.7%

Aug 2026

8,916 of 12,802 attendances

−0.4 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −25.3 points

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

August 2026: 69.7 per cent, 8,916 of 12,802 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 202669.7%, Below the 95% standard8,916 of 12,802
Jul 202670.1%, Below the 95% standard9,186 of 13,112
Jun 202667.5%, Below the 95% standard8,540 of 12,651
May 202668.8%, Below the 95% standard9,122 of 13,249
Apr 202670.6%, Below the 95% standard8,991 of 12,740
Mar 202672.5%, Below the 95% standard9,644 of 13,305
Feb 202674.1%, Below the 95% standard7,911 of 10,670
Jan 202666.5%, Below the 95% standard8,385 of 12,612
Dec 202565.1%, Below the 95% standard8,396 of 12,891
Nov 202563.1%, Below the 95% standard8,556 of 13,563
Oct 202558.4%, Below the 95% standard7,981 of 13,660
Sept 202567.6%, Below the 95% standard8,800 of 13,014
Aug 202568.7%, Below the 95% standard8,700 of 12,667
Jul 202561.0%, Below the 95% standard8,353 of 13,701
Jun 202560.8%, Below the 95% standard7,966 of 13,102
May 202559.3%, Below the 95% standard8,127 of 13,715
Apr 202563.6%, Below the 95% standard8,207 of 12,898
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

64.6%

Jul 2026

41,605 of 64,407 people waiting

−0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −27.4 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 64.6 per cent, 41,605 of 64,407 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 202664.6%, Below the 92% standard41,605 of 64,407
Jun 202665.3%, Below the 92% standard41,343 of 63,326
May 202665.7%, Below the 92% standard41,506 of 63,136
Apr 202664.3%, Below the 92% standard39,375 of 61,236
Mar 202663.5%, Below the 92% standard37,901 of 59,683
Feb 202661.0%, Below the 92% standard38,227 of 62,707
Jan 202660.2%, Below the 92% standard37,718 of 62,675
Dec 202560.8%, Below the 92% standard38,612 of 63,514
Nov 202560.7%, Below the 92% standard38,491 of 63,399
Oct 202560.9%, Below the 92% standard38,947 of 63,960
Sept 202561.0%, Below the 92% standard38,537 of 63,160
Aug 202561.8%, Below the 92% standard38,924 of 63,018
Jul 202563.4%, Below the 92% standard39,959 of 63,007
Jun 202564.1%, Below the 92% standard40,146 of 62,644
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

79.2%

Jul 2026

8,324 of 10,516 people waiting

−0.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −19.8 points

70%85%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 79.2 per cent, 8,324 of 10,516 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 202679.2%, Below the 99% standard8,324 of 10,516
Jun 202680.1%, Below the 99% standard8,671 of 10,827
May 202682.4%, Below the 99% standard8,527 of 10,350
Apr 202681.9%, Below the 99% standard8,699 of 10,623
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

75.1%

Jul 2026

1,927 of 2,567 referrals

−1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +0.1 points

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

July 2026: 75.1 per cent, 1,927 of 2,567 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 202675.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,927 of 2,567
Jun 202676.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,025 of 2,636
May 202675.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,670 of 2,210
Apr 202672.7%, Below the 75% standard1,687 of 2,320
Mar 202680.6%, Meets the 75% standard2,053 of 2,548
Feb 202681.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,738 of 2,128
Jan 202675.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,819 of 2,422
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

86.8%

Jul 2026

1,062 of 1,224 treatments

+5.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −9.2 points

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

July 2026: 86.8 per cent, 1,062 of 1,224 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 202686.8%, Below the 96% standard1,062 of 1,224
Jun 202681.2%, Below the 96% standard973 of 1,199
May 202686.3%, Below the 96% standard896 of 1,038
Apr 202687.1%, Below the 96% standard955 of 1,097
Mar 202685.0%, Below the 96% standard1,045 of 1,230
Feb 202687.0%, Below the 96% standard891 of 1,024
Jan 202691.7%, Below the 96% standard1,023 of 1,116
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

74.4%

Jul 2026

234.5 of 315 treatments

+0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −10.6 points

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

July 2026: 74.4 per cent, 234.5 of 315 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 202674.4%, Below the 85% standard234.5 of 315
Jun 202674.0%, Below the 85% standard217.5 of 294
May 202676.3%, Below the 85% standard201.5 of 264
Apr 202675.5%, Below the 85% standard231 of 306
Mar 202679.2%, Below the 85% standard234 of 295.5
Feb 202674.3%, Below the 85% standard206.5 of 278
Jan 202676.0%, Below the 85% standard218.5 of 287.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times