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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RF4

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

NHS England counted 65,757 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 14% from 57,909 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 68.2% of the pathways waiting at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (71.6%). That is 23.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 81.7% of A&E attendances at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (79.0%). That is 13.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 74.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (76.0%). That is 10.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 33.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 29.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (4.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 10 February 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
65,757
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.2%
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
1,257
August 2026 · NHS England
72k58k August 2025August 2026
73.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,257539 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202557,909
September 202560,522
October 202558,662
December 202568,913
January 202669,334
February 202669,915
March 202668,871
April 202672,238
May 202668,701
June 202668,893
July 202667,651
August 202665,757
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202571.6%
September 202573.5%
October 202570.7%
December 202566.7%
January 202664.9%
February 202664.3%
March 202666.0%
April 202668.0%
May 202668.3%
June 202668.7%
July 202668.6%
August 202668.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025565
September 2025539
October 2025565
December 2025723
January 2026757
February 2026834
March 2026862
April 2026917
May 2026919
June 20261,034
July 20261,243
August 20261,257

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
81.7%
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
568
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
32,810
September 2026 · NHS England
81.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,361546 September 2025September 2026
33k28k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202579.0%
October 202577.8%
November 202570.7%
December 202575.9%
January 202675.4%
February 202679.3%
March 202678.3%
April 202680.5%
May 202680.8%
June 202680.2%
July 202681.3%
August 202681.9%
September 202681.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025772
October 2025949
November 2025829
December 2025840
January 20261,361
February 2026628
March 2026608
April 2026546
May 2026617
June 2026659
July 2026572
August 2026629
September 2026568
A&E attendances in the month
September 202529,271
October 202531,072
November 202530,166
December 202530,851
January 202630,178
February 202628,016
March 202631,214
April 202630,808
May 202632,334
June 202632,019
July 202632,315
August 202629,984
September 202632,810

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.9%
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
99.0%
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
74.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.7%
May 202577.6%
June 202579.1%
July 202578.6%
August 202578.7%
September 202579.3%
October 202578.6%
November 202578.7%
December 202570.9%
January 202668.6%
February 202670.5%
March 202670.9%
April 202670.5%
May 202672.7%
June 202677.0%
July 202680.2%
August 202680.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.9%
May 202598.2%
June 202599.1%
July 202597.3%
August 202597.7%
September 202598.5%
October 202597.7%
November 202598.4%
December 202598.7%
January 202697.8%
February 202699.0%
March 202698.1%
April 202694.4%
May 202696.4%
June 202698.9%
July 202698.8%
August 202699.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.0%
May 202578.8%
June 202573.1%
July 202572.2%
August 202577.2%
September 202572.3%
October 202574.4%
November 202570.8%
December 202569.0%
January 202661.1%
February 202663.9%
March 202666.8%
April 202667.0%
May 202666.4%
June 202672.2%
July 202674.7%
August 202674.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
33.9%
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
20,164
August 2026 · NHS England
52.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
29k9,257 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20254.2%
September 20252.6%
October 20253.9%
April 202652.6%
May 202651.3%
June 202648.1%
July 202639.9%
August 202633.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,257
September 202510,415
October 202512,775
April 202628,628
May 202628,165
June 202626,934
July 202623,374
August 202620,164

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 10 February 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS 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: Barking and Dagenham · Brentwood · Havering · Redbridge

Where Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS 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