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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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 26 February 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

71.1%

Aug 2026

8,742 of 12,299 attendances

−4.3 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −23.9 points

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

August 2026: 71.1 per cent, 8,742 of 12,299 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 202671.1%, Below the 95% standard8,742 of 12,299
Jul 202675.4%, Below the 95% standard10,299 of 13,661
Jun 202674.6%, Below the 95% standard10,011 of 13,414
May 202675.5%, Below the 95% standard9,544 of 12,636
Apr 202676.5%, Below the 95% standard9,710 of 12,691
Mar 202678.0%, Below the 95% standard10,540 of 13,504
Feb 202665.0%, Below the 95% standard7,377 of 11,347
Jan 202665.7%, Below the 95% standard8,042 of 12,249
Dec 202566.8%, Below the 95% standard8,310 of 12,443
Nov 202570.8%, Below the 95% standard9,119 of 12,879
Oct 202572.5%, Below the 95% standard9,469 of 13,054
Sept 202574.6%, Below the 95% standard9,202 of 12,330
Aug 202577.0%, Below the 95% standard9,426 of 12,244
Jul 202575.6%, Below the 95% standard9,731 of 12,871
Jun 202571.6%, Below the 95% standard9,016 of 12,586
May 202572.2%, Below the 95% standard9,240 of 12,795
Apr 202571.4%, Below the 95% standard8,669 of 12,138
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

60.6%

Jul 2026

27,746 of 45,765 people waiting

−0.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −31.4 points

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

July 2026: 60.6 per cent, 27,746 of 45,765 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 202660.6%, Below the 92% standard27,746 of 45,765
Jun 202661.0%, Below the 92% standard27,674 of 45,389
May 202660.4%, Below the 92% standard26,983 of 44,695
Apr 202660.2%, Below the 92% standard26,547 of 44,118
Mar 202661.2%, Below the 92% standard27,160 of 44,374
Feb 202659.0%, Below the 92% standard26,217 of 44,410
Jan 202658.0%, Below the 92% standard26,432 of 45,566
Dec 202557.5%, Below the 92% standard26,708 of 46,483
Nov 202558.4%, Below the 92% standard27,692 of 47,437
Oct 202557.7%, Below the 92% standard27,989 of 48,539
Sept 202557.4%, Below the 92% standard27,820 of 48,496
Aug 202556.5%, Below the 92% standard27,891 of 49,364
Jul 202556.5%, Below the 92% standard27,605 of 48,869
Jun 202557.9%, Below the 92% standard28,661 of 49,514
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

85.6%

Jul 2026

7,445 of 8,693 people waiting

−2.6 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −13.4 points

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

July 2026: 85.6 per cent, 7,445 of 8,693 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 202685.6%, Below the 99% standard7,445 of 8,693
Jun 202688.2%, Below the 99% standard7,185 of 8,144
May 202687.5%, Below the 99% standard6,904 of 7,892
Apr 202682.1%, Below the 99% standard8,159 of 9,941
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

82.8%

Jul 2026

1,521 of 1,837 referrals

+2.0 pts since Jun 2026

Meets the 75% standard · +7.8 points

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

July 2026: 82.8 per cent, 1,521 of 1,837 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 202682.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,521 of 1,837
Jun 202680.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,504 of 1,861
May 202679.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,208 of 1,514
Apr 202680.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,334 of 1,651
Mar 202681.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,333 of 1,630
Feb 202684.1%, Meets the 75% standard1,278 of 1,520
Jan 202672.8%, Below the 75% standard1,071 of 1,471
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

89.0%

Jul 2026

130 of 146 treatments

+1.3 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −7.0 points

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

July 2026: 89.0 per cent, 130 of 146 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 202689.0%, Below the 96% standard130 of 146
Jun 202687.7%, Below the 96% standard107 of 122
May 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard124 of 135
Apr 202687.0%, Below the 96% standard100 of 115
Mar 202689.2%, Below the 96% standard132 of 148
Feb 202689.8%, Below the 96% standard114 of 127
Jan 202675.8%, Below the 96% standard119 of 157
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

76.8%

Jul 2026

124 of 161.5 treatments

+3.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −8.2 points

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

July 2026: 76.8 per cent, 124 of 161.5 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 202676.8%, Below the 85% standard124 of 161.5
Jun 202672.8%, Below the 85% standard110 of 151
May 202676.6%, Below the 85% standard116 of 151.5
Apr 202665.1%, Below the 85% standard92.5 of 142
Mar 202679.2%, Below the 85% standard118 of 149
Feb 202666.1%, Below the 85% standard98.5 of 149
Jan 202661.3%, Below the 85% standard101.5 of 165.5
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times