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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 Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust since 25 January 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.

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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

77.9%

Aug 2026

10,968 of 14,087 attendances

−2.2 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −17.1 points

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

August 2026: 77.9 per cent, 10,968 of 14,087 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 202677.9%, Below the 95% standard10,968 of 14,087
Jul 202680.1%, Below the 95% standard11,872 of 14,824
Jun 202683.3%, Below the 95% standard12,109 of 14,543
May 202680.1%, Below the 95% standard11,709 of 14,613
Apr 202684.7%, Below the 95% standard11,979 of 14,149
Mar 202686.7%, Below the 95% standard12,522 of 14,445
Feb 202674.6%, Below the 95% standard9,454 of 12,669
Jan 202670.0%, Below the 95% standard9,407 of 13,444
Dec 202571.6%, Below the 95% standard10,067 of 14,057
Nov 202572.1%, Below the 95% standard10,254 of 14,221
Oct 202574.5%, Below the 95% standard10,855 of 14,562
Sept 202575.0%, Below the 95% standard10,260 of 13,674
Aug 202578.0%, Below the 95% standard10,506 of 13,463
Jul 202577.0%, Below the 95% standard10,978 of 14,252
Jun 202578.7%, Below the 95% standard10,991 of 13,966
May 202579.5%, Below the 95% standard10,905 of 13,712
Apr 202575.8%, Below the 95% standard10,225 of 13,485
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

73.8%

Jul 2026

20,549 of 27,855 people waiting

−1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −18.2 points

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

July 2026: 73.8 per cent, 20,549 of 27,855 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 202673.8%, Below the 92% standard20,549 of 27,855
Jun 202674.8%, Below the 92% standard20,919 of 27,966
May 202674.4%, Below the 92% standard20,665 of 27,784
Apr 202672.2%, Below the 92% standard20,195 of 27,974
Mar 202673.2%, Below the 92% standard19,985 of 27,304
Feb 202670.8%, Below the 92% standard20,205 of 28,528
Jan 202669.3%, Below the 92% standard20,493 of 29,574
Dec 202569.7%, Below the 92% standard21,105 of 30,299
Nov 202570.2%, Below the 92% standard21,338 of 30,411
Oct 202570.8%, Below the 92% standard21,526 of 30,390
Sept 202571.9%, Below the 92% standard21,172 of 29,434
Aug 202570.5%, Below the 92% standard20,003 of 28,355
Jul 202571.1%, Below the 92% standard20,134 of 28,313
Jun 202571.5%, Below the 92% standard20,037 of 28,040
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

78.9%

Jul 2026

7,552 of 9,575 people waiting

+6.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −20.1 points

50%75%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 78.9 per cent, 7,552 of 9,575 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 202678.9%, Below the 99% standard7,552 of 9,575
Jun 202672.3%, Below the 99% standard7,813 of 10,808
May 202666.9%, Below the 99% standard7,843 of 11,720
Apr 202665.2%, Below the 99% standard7,791 of 11,955
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

86.7%

Jul 2026

825 of 952 referrals

−1.9 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +11.7 points

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

July 2026: 86.7 per cent, 825 of 952 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 202686.7%, Meets the 75% standard825 of 952
Jun 202688.6%, Meets the 75% standard754 of 851
May 202686.5%, Meets the 75% standard608 of 703
Apr 202686.1%, Meets the 75% standard746 of 866
Mar 202687.2%, Meets the 75% standard964 of 1,105
Feb 202689.5%, Meets the 75% standard853 of 953
Jan 202677.0%, Meets the 75% standard673 of 874
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

97.6%

Jul 2026

82 of 84 treatments

−0.5 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +1.6 points

90%95%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 97.6 per cent, 82 of 84 treatments. Meets 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 202697.6%, Meets the 96% standard82 of 84
Jun 202698.1%, Meets the 96% standard103 of 105
May 202698.9%, Meets the 96% standard88 of 89
Apr 202698.6%, Meets the 96% standard72 of 73
Mar 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard76 of 76
Feb 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard95 of 95
Jan 202696.5%, Meets the 96% standard83 of 86
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

84.3%

Jul 2026

64.5 of 76.5 treatments

+4.1 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −0.7 points

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

July 2026: 84.3 per cent, 64.5 of 76.5 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 202684.3%, Below the 85% standard64.5 of 76.5
Jun 202680.2%, Below the 85% standard73 of 91
May 202677.9%, Below the 85% standard53 of 68
Apr 202668.8%, Below the 85% standard42 of 61
Mar 202680.6%, Below the 85% standard54 of 67
Feb 202679.0%, Below the 85% standard58.5 of 74
Jan 202663.6%, Below the 85% standard49 of 77
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times