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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RTK

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

NHS England counted 54,829 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 55,231 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 61.2% of the pathways waiting at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.2%). That is 30.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 67.1% of A&E attendances at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.9 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (65.2%). That is 27.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 82.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (82.8%). That is 2.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 26.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 17.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (8.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 4 October 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
54,829
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.2%
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
1,028
August 2026 · NHS England
56k50k August 2025August 2026
62.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,092599 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202555,231
September 202555,841
October 202554,378
November 202551,956
December 202551,307
January 202650,616
February 202649,632
March 202650,926
April 202651,389
May 202652,856
June 202654,116
July 202654,977
August 202654,829
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.2%
September 202558.0%
October 202558.9%
November 202559.0%
December 202558.9%
January 202658.8%
February 202660.6%
March 202661.9%
April 202662.2%
May 202662.7%
June 202662.6%
July 202661.8%
August 202661.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,092
September 20251,017
October 20251,001
November 2025662
December 2025621
January 2026710
February 2026621
March 2026599
April 2026610
May 2026740
June 2026735
July 2026906
August 20261,028

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
67.1%
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
489
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
10,761
September 2026 · NHS England
69.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
507276 September 2025September 2026
11k9,435 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202565.2%
October 202563.4%
November 202566.4%
December 202562.0%
January 202659.6%
February 202661.4%
March 202668.0%
April 202665.2%
May 202660.8%
June 202666.6%
July 202669.9%
August 202668.5%
September 202667.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025299
October 2025361
November 2025325
December 2025359
January 2026424
February 2026452
March 2026311
April 2026368
May 2026432
June 2026409
July 2026507
August 2026276
September 2026489
A&E attendances in the month
September 20259,829
October 202510,381
November 202510,363
December 202510,317
January 202610,530
February 20269,435
March 202610,646
April 202610,273
May 202610,795
June 202610,640
July 202610,606
August 20269,959
September 202610,761

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.9%
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
91.2%
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
82.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
88.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.3%
May 202575.8%
June 202575.0%
July 202575.8%
August 202574.5%
September 202571.5%
October 202579.0%
November 202579.0%
December 202580.5%
January 202672.7%
February 202682.7%
March 202684.0%
April 202680.9%
May 202686.9%
June 202686.8%
July 202685.5%
August 202685.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.2%
May 202599.4%
June 202596.8%
July 202598.5%
August 202598.8%
September 202599.1%
October 202598.6%
November 202598.9%
December 202598.5%
January 202696.7%
February 202697.1%
March 202697.1%
April 202696.2%
May 202699.5%
June 202696.6%
July 202694.2%
August 202691.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202582.8%
May 202582.4%
June 202580.7%
July 202582.6%
August 202585.1%
September 202588.0%
October 202587.1%
November 202583.3%
December 202585.5%
January 202681.3%
February 202682.6%
March 202682.6%
April 202676.5%
May 202679.8%
June 202684.5%
July 202676.4%
August 202682.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
26.1%
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
11,646
August 2026 · NHS England
26.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k8,480 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20258.3%
September 20256.2%
October 20257.3%
November 20259.8%
December 202514.1%
January 202614.3%
February 202610.8%
March 202617.1%
April 202624.1%
May 202622.2%
June 202619.6%
July 202623.1%
August 202626.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,480
September 20259,100
October 20259,754
November 202510,302
December 20259,356
January 202610,124
February 202611,108
March 202611,414
April 202611,086
May 202611,220
June 202611,666
July 202611,933
August 202611,646

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 4 October 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals 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: Runnymede · Spelthorne

Where Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals 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