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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.

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

59.5%

Aug 2026

20,142 of 33,836 attendances

−2.9 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −35.5 points

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

August 2026: 59.5 per cent, 20,142 of 33,836 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 202659.5%, Below the 95% standard20,142 of 33,836
Jul 202662.5%, Below the 95% standard21,892 of 35,058
Jun 202664.2%, Below the 95% standard21,601 of 33,640
May 202664.7%, Below the 95% standard22,045 of 34,092
Apr 202666.0%, Below the 95% standard21,509 of 32,593
Mar 202664.5%, Below the 95% standard21,673 of 33,587
Feb 202661.1%, Below the 95% standard17,633 of 28,840
Jan 202662.3%, Below the 95% standard20,275 of 32,524
Dec 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard20,226 of 32,118
Nov 202566.1%, Below the 95% standard21,373 of 32,326
Oct 202565.8%, Below the 95% standard21,890 of 33,284
Sept 202564.2%, Below the 95% standard20,307 of 31,615
Aug 202565.5%, Below the 95% standard21,333 of 32,573
Jul 202568.7%, Below the 95% standard22,937 of 33,413
Jun 202568.7%, Below the 95% standard22,167 of 32,265
May 202568.9%, Below the 95% standard22,887 of 33,219
Apr 202567.8%, Below the 95% standard21,314 of 31,456
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

53.1%

Jul 2026

62,222 of 117,217 people waiting

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −38.9 points

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

July 2026: 53.1 per cent, 62,222 of 117,217 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 202653.1%, Below the 92% standard62,222 of 117,217
Jun 202653.2%, Below the 92% standard61,835 of 116,136
May 202654.1%, Below the 92% standard62,825 of 116,207
Apr 202653.8%, Below the 92% standard62,192 of 115,713
Mar 202655.1%, Below the 92% standard62,009 of 112,535
Feb 202652.2%, Below the 92% standard59,530 of 114,061
Jan 202650.6%, Below the 92% standard58,856 of 116,190
Dec 202551.1%, Below the 92% standard59,488 of 116,319
Nov 202551.8%, Below the 92% standard60,111 of 115,993
Oct 202552.3%, Below the 92% standard60,738 of 116,149
Sept 202551.5%, Below the 92% standard58,388 of 113,266
Aug 202550.8%, Below the 92% standard58,275 of 114,712
Jul 202551.4%, Below the 92% standard59,024 of 114,891
Jun 202551.3%, Below the 92% standard58,034 of 113,130
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

87.0%

Jul 2026

17,318 of 19,894 people waiting

+0.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −12.0 points

80%90%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 87.0 per cent, 17,318 of 19,894 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 202687.0%, Below the 99% standard17,318 of 19,894
Jun 202686.3%, Below the 99% standard17,738 of 20,565
May 202687.7%, Below the 99% standard17,355 of 19,781
Apr 202686.2%, Below the 99% standard17,662 of 20,499
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

74.0%

Jul 2026

4,763 of 6,436 referrals

−1.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −1.0 points

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

July 2026: 74.0 per cent, 4,763 of 6,436 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 202674.0%, Below the 75% standard4,763 of 6,436
Jun 202675.8%, Meets the 75% standard4,733 of 6,242
May 202678.0%, Meets the 75% standard4,645 of 5,956
Apr 202673.5%, Below the 75% standard4,429 of 6,024
Mar 202677.3%, Meets the 75% standard4,612 of 5,963
Feb 202680.9%, Meets the 75% standard4,515 of 5,582
Jan 202674.3%, Below the 75% standard4,298 of 5,781
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

76.8%

Jul 2026

731 of 952 treatments

−2.8 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −19.2 points

60%80%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 76.8 per cent, 731 of 952 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 202676.8%, Below the 96% standard731 of 952
Jun 202679.6%, Below the 96% standard741 of 931
May 202677.4%, Below the 96% standard632 of 817
Apr 202677.3%, Below the 96% standard670 of 867
Mar 202682.7%, Below the 96% standard832 of 1,006
Feb 202682.7%, Below the 96% standard706 of 854
Jan 202675.6%, Below the 96% standard718 of 950
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

65.2%

Jul 2026

414 of 635 treatments

+0.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −19.8 points

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

July 2026: 65.2 per cent, 414 of 635 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 202665.2%, Below the 85% standard414 of 635
Jun 202664.5%, Below the 85% standard390.5 of 605.5
May 202664.1%, Below the 85% standard340.5 of 531.5
Apr 202664.5%, Below the 85% standard333 of 516
Mar 202672.4%, Below the 85% standard460.5 of 636
Feb 202662.9%, Below the 85% standard359 of 570.5
Jan 202663.3%, Below the 85% standard376.5 of 595
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times