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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RCF

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 14,971 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 7% from 14,032 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 71.0% of the pathways waiting at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (71.1%). That is 21.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 61.9% of A&E attendances at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (65.3%). That is 33.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 89.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 12.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (76.1%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 4.0 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 4.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (7.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 14 March 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
14,971
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
71.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
40
August 2026 · NHS England
15k14k August 2025August 2026
73.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
10038 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202514,032
September 202513,819
October 202514,098
November 202514,125
December 202514,336
January 202614,438
February 202614,603
March 202614,202
April 202614,344
May 202614,234
June 202614,155
July 202614,618
August 202614,971
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202571.1%
September 202571.0%
October 202570.2%
November 202569.6%
December 202570.5%
January 202671.0%
February 202672.6%
March 202673.4%
April 202672.3%
May 202671.4%
June 202671.0%
July 202671.4%
August 202671.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202553
September 202572
October 2025100
November 202594
December 202569
January 202666
February 202675
March 202644
April 202638
May 202649
June 202663
July 202646
August 202640

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
61.9%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
181
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
6,827
September 2026 · NHS England
68.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
428139 September 2025September 2026
7,1695,872 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202565.3%
October 202566.0%
November 202563.6%
December 202566.7%
January 202661.8%
February 202660.7%
March 202668.4%
April 202663.8%
May 202658.8%
June 202659.0%
July 202659.2%
August 202659.4%
September 202661.9%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025154
October 2025139
November 2025223
December 2025239
January 2026301
February 2026262
March 2026428
April 2026348
May 2026287
June 2026203
July 2026183
August 2026264
September 2026181
A&E attendances in the month
September 20256,726
October 20257,088
November 20256,810
December 20256,596
January 20266,812
February 20265,872
March 20266,526
April 20266,447
May 20266,948
June 20267,128
July 20267,169
August 20266,738
September 20266,827

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
89.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
99.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
89.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202582.3%
May 202579.8%
June 202582.6%
July 202582.1%
August 202576.0%
September 202581.9%
October 202579.2%
November 202578.1%
December 202578.1%
January 202676.6%
February 202682.5%
March 202684.6%
April 202677.4%
May 202683.4%
June 202686.7%
July 202687.7%
August 202689.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.4%
May 202599.1%
June 202595.0%
July 202597.7%
August 202599.0%
September 202598.8%
October 202599.1%
November 2025100.0%
December 202598.3%
January 202699.3%
February 2026100.0%
March 202698.4%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 202698.1%
July 202698.2%
August 202699.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.1%
May 202581.9%
June 202576.6%
July 202587.3%
August 202579.8%
September 202584.7%
October 202582.4%
November 202574.5%
December 202565.7%
January 202679.7%
February 202672.2%
March 202681.5%
April 202684.2%
May 202673.5%
June 202681.0%
July 202688.9%
August 202689.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
4.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
3,971
August 2026 · NHS England
9.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
5,5123,971 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20257.2%
September 20259.4%
October 20257.1%
November 20258.2%
December 20252.1%
January 20261.5%
February 20261.9%
March 20265.1%
April 20265.5%
May 20265.6%
June 20264.7%
July 20264.3%
August 20264.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20254,265
September 20254,702
October 20255,512
November 20254,770
December 20254,184
January 20264,109
February 20264,390
March 20264,965
April 20264,551
May 20264,060
June 20264,054
July 20264,109
August 20263,971

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 14 March 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Bradford · North Yorkshire

Where Airedale NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Airedale NHS Foundation Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026