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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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust since 6 April 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

65.5%

Aug 2026

13,874 of 21,184 attendances

−3.7 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −29.5 points

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

August 2026: 65.5 per cent, 13,874 of 21,184 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 202665.5%, Below the 95% standard13,874 of 21,184
Jul 202669.2%, Below the 95% standard15,471 of 22,354
Jun 202668.5%, Below the 95% standard14,809 of 21,626
May 202671.9%, Below the 95% standard15,341 of 21,349
Apr 202669.6%, Below the 95% standard14,027 of 20,165
Mar 202671.5%, Below the 95% standard14,645 of 20,497
Feb 202667.1%, Below the 95% standard11,425 of 17,029
Jan 202662.9%, Below the 95% standard11,866 of 18,874
Dec 202559.9%, Below the 95% standard10,984 of 18,329
Nov 202562.7%, Below the 95% standard11,938 of 19,048
Oct 202562.4%, Below the 95% standard12,323 of 19,746
Sept 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard12,429 of 19,718
Aug 202564.5%, Below the 95% standard12,752 of 19,770
Jul 202566.5%, Below the 95% standard13,958 of 21,006
Jun 202566.1%, Below the 95% standard13,440 of 20,338
May 202565.1%, Below the 95% standard13,347 of 20,513
Apr 202560.9%, Below the 95% standard11,884 of 19,507
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

61.7%

Jul 2026

36,377 of 58,986 people waiting

−1.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −30.3 points

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

July 2026: 61.7 per cent, 36,377 of 58,986 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 202661.7%, Below the 92% standard36,377 of 58,986
Jun 202662.9%, Below the 92% standard36,796 of 58,515
May 202662.5%, Below the 92% standard36,026 of 57,652
Apr 202662.3%, Below the 92% standard35,648 of 57,248
Mar 202662.6%, Below the 92% standard34,808 of 55,602
Feb 202658.7%, Below the 92% standard32,681 of 55,698
Jan 202657.3%, Below the 92% standard32,271 of 56,341
Dec 202557.9%, Below the 92% standard33,255 of 57,484
Nov 202557.5%, Below the 92% standard33,131 of 57,583
Oct 202558.9%, Below the 92% standard34,231 of 58,092
Sept 202559.4%, Below the 92% standard34,060 of 57,391
Aug 202558.5%, Below the 92% standard33,136 of 56,632
Jul 202559.1%, Below the 92% standard32,947 of 55,701
Jun 202559.9%, Below the 92% standard33,238 of 55,530
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

69.4%

Jul 2026

11,121 of 16,027 people waiting

−2.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −29.6 points

60%80%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 69.4 per cent, 11,121 of 16,027 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 202669.4%, Below the 99% standard11,121 of 16,027
Jun 202671.4%, Below the 99% standard11,261 of 15,768
May 202670.5%, Below the 99% standard10,763 of 15,276
Apr 202672.4%, Below the 99% standard11,249 of 15,540
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

82.5%

Jul 2026

2,479 of 3,005 referrals

−0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.5 points

50%70%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 82.5 per cent, 2,479 of 3,005 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 202682.5%, Meets the 75% standard2,479 of 3,005
Jun 202683.1%, Meets the 75% standard2,309 of 2,779
May 202682.3%, Meets the 75% standard2,108 of 2,561
Apr 202675.4%, Meets the 75% standard2,034 of 2,699
Mar 202672.2%, Below the 75% standard2,047 of 2,836
Feb 202677.2%, Meets the 75% standard1,871 of 2,425
Jan 202663.7%, Below the 75% standard1,625 of 2,552
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

87.0%

Jul 2026

521 of 599 treatments

+0.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −9.0 points

70%85%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 87.0 per cent, 521 of 599 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 202687.0%, Below the 96% standard521 of 599
Jun 202686.4%, Below the 96% standard475 of 550
May 202684.8%, Below the 96% standard437 of 515
Apr 202684.1%, Below the 96% standard512 of 609
Mar 202683.1%, Below the 96% standard443 of 533
Feb 202689.0%, Below the 96% standard488 of 548
Jan 202682.9%, Below the 96% standard485 of 585
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

53.0%

Jul 2026

204 of 385 treatments

−4.0 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −32.0 points

30%60%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 53.0 per cent, 204 of 385 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 202653.0%, Below the 85% standard204 of 385
Jun 202657.0%, Below the 85% standard206 of 361.5
May 202644.0%, Below the 85% standard140 of 318.5
Apr 202651.8%, Below the 85% standard211 of 407
Mar 202657.2%, Below the 85% standard192 of 335.5
Feb 202657.3%, Below the 85% standard193 of 337
Jan 202658.4%, Below the 85% standard201 of 344
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times