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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust since 23 August 2023. 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

72.7%

Aug 2026

10,443 of 14,370 attendances

+1.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −22.3 points

60%80%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 72.7 per cent, 10,443 of 14,370 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 202672.7%, Below the 95% standard10,443 of 14,370
Jul 202671.5%, Below the 95% standard10,774 of 15,067
Jun 202670.0%, Below the 95% standard10,100 of 14,432
May 202672.6%, Below the 95% standard10,730 of 14,785
Apr 202670.3%, Below the 95% standard9,651 of 13,720
Mar 202670.3%, Below the 95% standard9,529 of 13,552
Feb 202669.2%, Below the 95% standard8,288 of 11,976
Jan 202671.0%, Below the 95% standard9,404 of 13,237
Dec 202570.3%, Below the 95% standard9,382 of 13,340
Nov 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard9,490 of 13,551
Oct 202572.7%, Below the 95% standard10,281 of 14,143
Sept 202573.6%, Below the 95% standard9,976 of 13,552
Aug 202575.1%, Below the 95% standard10,764 of 14,329
Jul 202575.5%, Below the 95% standard11,180 of 14,809
Jun 202575.4%, Below the 95% standard10,261 of 13,611
May 202575.4%, Below the 95% standard10,902 of 14,462
Apr 202574.4%, Below the 95% standard10,121 of 13,602
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

68.6%

Jul 2026

24,868 of 36,259 people waiting

−2.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −23.4 points

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

July 2026: 68.6 per cent, 24,868 of 36,259 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 202668.6%, Below the 92% standard24,868 of 36,259
Jun 202670.7%, Below the 92% standard25,197 of 35,626
May 202671.0%, Below the 92% standard24,802 of 34,920
Apr 202671.5%, Below the 92% standard24,607 of 34,410
Mar 202671.5%, Below the 92% standard24,278 of 33,941
Feb 202667.2%, Below the 92% standard23,360 of 34,786
Jan 202667.4%, Below the 92% standard23,832 of 35,369
Dec 202568.3%, Below the 92% standard24,152 of 35,368
Nov 202569.2%, Below the 92% standard23,454 of 33,887
Oct 202569.0%, Below the 92% standard23,480 of 34,026
Sept 202568.6%, Below the 92% standard23,371 of 34,049
Aug 202567.4%, Below the 92% standard23,235 of 34,468
Jul 202567.4%, Below the 92% standard23,553 of 34,937
Jun 202568.3%, Below the 92% standard23,949 of 35,037
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

89.6%

Jul 2026

9,055 of 10,111 people waiting

+1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −9.4 points

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

July 2026: 89.6 per cent, 9,055 of 10,111 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 202689.6%, Below the 99% standard9,055 of 10,111
Jun 202688.2%, Below the 99% standard9,272 of 10,511
May 202684.6%, Below the 99% standard8,708 of 10,295
Apr 202684.9%, Below the 99% standard9,017 of 10,616
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

78.4%

Jul 2026

1,676 of 2,138 referrals

+2.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +3.4 points

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

July 2026: 78.4 per cent, 1,676 of 2,138 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 202678.4%, Meets the 75% standard1,676 of 2,138
Jun 202676.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,567 of 2,063
May 202680.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,447 of 1,793
Apr 202675.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,383 of 1,837
Mar 202678.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,675 of 2,146
Feb 202679.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,408 of 1,778
Jan 202673.0%, Below the 75% standard1,339 of 1,834
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

95.2%

Jul 2026

319 of 335 treatments

−2.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −0.8 points

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

July 2026: 95.2 per cent, 319 of 335 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 202695.2%, Below the 96% standard319 of 335
Jun 202697.9%, Meets the 96% standard326 of 333
May 202696.7%, Meets the 96% standard292 of 302
Apr 202698.0%, Meets the 96% standard290 of 296
Mar 202698.4%, Meets the 96% standard313 of 318
Feb 202696.0%, Below the 96% standard287 of 299
Jan 202694.8%, Below the 96% standard276 of 291
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

72.3%

Jul 2026

157 of 217 treatments

+7.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −12.7 points

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

July 2026: 72.3 per cent, 157 of 217 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 202672.3%, Below the 85% standard157 of 217
Jun 202665.4%, Below the 85% standard133 of 203.5
May 202670.3%, Below the 85% standard129 of 183.5
Apr 202660.4%, Below the 85% standard110.5 of 183
Mar 202668.9%, Below the 85% standard143 of 207.5
Feb 202665.7%, Below the 85% standard120.5 of 183.5
Jan 202660.8%, Below the 85% standard114 of 187.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times