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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 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust since 30 January 2020. 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

76.0%

Aug 2026

6,915 of 9,101 attendances

+6.6 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −19.0 points

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

August 2026: 76.0 per cent, 6,915 of 9,101 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 202676.0%, Below the 95% standard6,915 of 9,101
Jul 202669.4%, Below the 95% standard6,675 of 9,620
Jun 202674.5%, Below the 95% standard6,911 of 9,283
May 202674.9%, Below the 95% standard6,995 of 9,343
Apr 202674.9%, Below the 95% standard6,842 of 9,131
Mar 202678.2%, Below the 95% standard7,228 of 9,239
Feb 202668.2%, Below the 95% standard5,518 of 8,095
Jan 202667.9%, Below the 95% standard5,938 of 8,742
Dec 202570.6%, Below the 95% standard6,171 of 8,737
Nov 202575.2%, Below the 95% standard6,455 of 8,588
Oct 202569.5%, Below the 95% standard6,091 of 8,764
Sept 202569.7%, Below the 95% standard6,054 of 8,691
Aug 202573.9%, Below the 95% standard6,327 of 8,558
Jul 202574.4%, Below the 95% standard6,813 of 9,161
Jun 202571.3%, Below the 95% standard6,324 of 8,872
May 202578.5%, Below the 95% standard7,022 of 8,945
Apr 202581.3%, Below the 95% standard6,848 of 8,418
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

65.7%

Jul 2026

21,793 of 33,152 people waiting

+0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.3 points

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

July 2026: 65.7 per cent, 21,793 of 33,152 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 202665.7%, Below the 92% standard21,793 of 33,152
Jun 202665.5%, Below the 92% standard21,848 of 33,330
May 202665.4%, Below the 92% standard21,669 of 33,140
Apr 202665.3%, Below the 92% standard20,242 of 31,003
Mar 202666.0%, Below the 92% standard19,228 of 29,130
Feb 202662.9%, Below the 92% standard19,553 of 31,094
Jan 202662.6%, Below the 92% standard19,997 of 31,925
Dec 202562.9%, Below the 92% standard20,464 of 32,542
Nov 202562.1%, Below the 92% standard20,459 of 32,931
Oct 202561.9%, Below the 92% standard20,534 of 33,197
Sept 202562.1%, Below the 92% standard20,250 of 32,625
Aug 202558.4%, Below the 92% standard19,662 of 33,671
Jul 202556.3%, Below the 92% standard19,817 of 35,220
Jun 202557.0%, Below the 92% standard20,015 of 35,129
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

80.9%

Jul 2026

5,681 of 7,024 people waiting

−3.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −18.1 points

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

July 2026: 80.9 per cent, 5,681 of 7,024 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 202680.9%, Below the 99% standard5,681 of 7,024
Jun 202684.5%, Below the 99% standard5,685 of 6,730
May 202682.6%, Below the 99% standard5,036 of 6,100
Apr 202684.2%, Below the 99% standard5,139 of 6,104
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

79.2%

Jul 2026

1,143 of 1,443 referrals

−1.4 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +4.2 points

70%80%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 79.2 per cent, 1,143 of 1,443 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 202679.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,143 of 1,443
Jun 202680.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,135 of 1,408
May 202683.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,028 of 1,225
Apr 202682.6%, Meets the 75% standard1,062 of 1,286
Mar 202685.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,267 of 1,489
Feb 202682.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,132 of 1,375
Jan 202676.2%, Meets the 75% standard956 of 1,255
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

100.0%

Jul 2026

241 of 241 treatments

Level since Jun 2026

Meets the 96% standard · +4.0 points

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

July 2026: 100.0 per cent, 241 of 241 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 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard241 of 241
Jun 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard247 of 247
May 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard268 of 268
Apr 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard248 of 248
Mar 202699.6%, Meets the 96% standard276 of 277
Feb 202699.6%, Meets the 96% standard247 of 248
Jan 2026100.0%, Meets the 96% standard290 of 290
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

75.3%

Jul 2026

111.5 of 148 treatments

−1.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −9.7 points

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

July 2026: 75.3 per cent, 111.5 of 148 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 202675.3%, Below the 85% standard111.5 of 148
Jun 202676.3%, Below the 85% standard125.5 of 164.5
May 202676.3%, Below the 85% standard125.5 of 164.5
Apr 202678.5%, Below the 85% standard124.5 of 158.5
Mar 202681.6%, Below the 85% standard133 of 163
Feb 202682.6%, Below the 85% standard126 of 152.5
Jan 202675.4%, Below the 85% standard125.5 of 166.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times