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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 Plymouth NHS Trust since 19 January 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

64.8%

Aug 2026

11,260 of 17,372 attendances

−2.0 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −30.2 points

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

August 2026: 64.8 per cent, 11,260 of 17,372 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 202664.8%, Below the 95% standard11,260 of 17,372
Jul 202666.8%, Below the 95% standard12,699 of 19,002
Jun 202666.5%, Below the 95% standard11,731 of 17,631
May 202666.9%, Below the 95% standard11,721 of 17,516
Apr 202667.3%, Below the 95% standard11,076 of 16,454
Mar 202667.0%, Below the 95% standard11,773 of 17,576
Feb 202665.6%, Below the 95% standard9,748 of 14,866
Jan 202665.2%, Below the 95% standard10,959 of 16,801
Dec 202567.9%, Below the 95% standard10,851 of 15,981
Nov 202570.5%, Below the 95% standard11,378 of 16,143
Oct 202567.9%, Below the 95% standard11,275 of 16,598
Sept 202568.3%, Below the 95% standard10,836 of 15,857
Aug 202571.1%, Below the 95% standard10,786 of 15,162
Jul 202572.3%, Below the 95% standard11,617 of 16,062
Jun 202569.0%, Below the 95% standard10,403 of 15,072
May 202570.0%, Below the 95% standard11,106 of 15,875
Apr 202567.0%, Below the 95% standard9,751 of 14,545
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

67.4%

Jun 2026

31,864 of 47,271 people waiting

+0.4 pts since May 2026

Below the 92% standard · −24.6 points

50%75%100%92% standardJun 2025Aug 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026

June 2026: 67.4 per cent, 31,864 of 47,271 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 13 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jun 202667.4%, Below the 92% standard31,864 of 47,271
May 202667.0%, Below the 92% standard31,942 of 47,642
Apr 202665.9%, Below the 92% standard30,519 of 46,284
Mar 202665.6%, Below the 92% standard29,977 of 45,707
Feb 202662.6%, Below the 92% standard29,654 of 47,354
Jan 202661.5%, Below the 92% standard29,495 of 47,943
Dec 202560.3%, Below the 92% standard29,004 of 48,113
Nov 202560.8%, Below the 92% standard29,884 of 49,131
Oct 202560.6%, Below the 92% standard29,822 of 49,238
Sept 202560.5%, Below the 92% standard29,500 of 48,731
Aug 202559.9%, Below the 92% standard29,909 of 49,961
Jul 202561.0%, Below the 92% standard30,089 of 49,312
Jun 202561.3%, Below the 92% standard29,598 of 48,276
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

77.2%

Jul 2026

10,265 of 13,299 people waiting

−2.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −21.8 points

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

July 2026: 77.2 per cent, 10,265 of 13,299 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 202677.2%, Below the 99% standard10,265 of 13,299
Jun 202680.1%, Below the 99% standard10,800 of 13,486
May 202681.2%, Below the 99% standard10,373 of 12,770
Apr 202680.3%, Below the 99% standard9,888 of 12,308
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

84.1%

Jul 2026

1,884 of 2,241 referrals

−2.2 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +9.1 points

70%85%100%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 84.1 per cent, 1,884 of 2,241 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 202684.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,884 of 2,241
Jun 202686.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,674 of 3,100
May 202684.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,352 of 2,785
Apr 202681.7%, Meets the 75% standard2,378 of 2,911
Mar 202684.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,691 of 3,199
Feb 202684.8%, Meets the 75% standard2,368 of 2,791
Jan 202676.0%, Meets the 75% standard2,183 of 2,871
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

94.3%

Jul 2026

558 of 592 treatments

+2.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −1.7 points

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

July 2026: 94.3 per cent, 558 of 592 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 202694.3%, Below the 96% standard558 of 592
Jun 202691.9%, Below the 96% standard738 of 803
May 202694.5%, Below the 96% standard701 of 742
Apr 202690.5%, Below the 96% standard690 of 762
Mar 202693.5%, Below the 96% standard813 of 870
Feb 202691.7%, Below the 96% standard769 of 839
Jan 202686.9%, Below the 96% standard784 of 902
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

72.6%

Jul 2026

193.5 of 266.5 treatments

+9.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −12.4 points

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

July 2026: 72.6 per cent, 193.5 of 266.5 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 202672.6%, Below the 85% standard193.5 of 266.5
Jun 202663.6%, Below the 85% standard219 of 344.5
May 202665.4%, Below the 85% standard208.5 of 319
Apr 202666.0%, Below the 85% standard214 of 324
Mar 202671.5%, Below the 85% standard261.5 of 365.5
Feb 202661.2%, Below the 85% standard206 of 336.5
Jan 202660.2%, Below the 85% standard217 of 360.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times