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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RC9

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

NHS England counted 86,990 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (86,939).

At the end of August 2026, 59.7% of the pathways waiting at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.2%). That is 32.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.5% of A&E attendances at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (75.9%). That is 20.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 61.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (67.3%). That is 23.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 32.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (32.3%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 16 December 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
86,990
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
59.7%
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
1,215
August 2026 · NHS England
88k80k August 2025August 2026
62.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,941453 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202586,939
September 202585,869
October 202587,558
November 202586,104
December 202585,409
January 202686,207
February 202684,432
March 202684,240
April 202679,577
May 202681,846
June 202682,592
July 202685,541
August 202686,990
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.2%
September 202560.2%
October 202560.1%
November 202560.3%
December 202559.9%
January 202660.7%
February 202660.6%
March 202662.1%
April 202661.7%
May 202660.4%
June 202659.1%
July 202659.1%
August 202659.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,941
September 20251,339
October 20251,112
November 20251,043
December 2025994
January 20261,123
February 2026955
March 2026453
April 2026525
May 2026596
June 2026731
July 2026998
August 20261,215

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.5%
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
85
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
27,176
September 2026 · NHS England
80.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
922 September 2025September 2026
28k24k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.9%
October 202573.6%
November 202575.7%
December 202577.7%
January 202675.3%
February 202677.8%
March 202680.0%
April 202677.5%
May 202676.0%
June 202674.3%
July 202674.4%
August 202671.7%
September 202674.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20252
October 202540
November 202513
December 202539
January 202692
February 202665
March 202615
April 202623
May 202643
June 202670
July 202632
August 202613
September 202685
A&E attendances in the month
September 202525,424
October 202527,104
November 202526,947
December 202527,586
January 202627,316
February 202624,288
March 202627,101
April 202626,448
May 202627,504
June 202627,002
July 202627,290
August 202625,678
September 202627,176

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.7%
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
94.2%
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
61.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.4%
May 202575.6%
June 202578.0%
July 202578.3%
August 202578.3%
September 202573.9%
October 202576.4%
November 202576.1%
December 202580.6%
January 202673.4%
February 202682.6%
March 202679.8%
April 202670.3%
May 202668.3%
June 202665.1%
July 202672.8%
August 202676.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.9%
May 202596.8%
June 202595.7%
July 202596.4%
August 202595.4%
September 202592.7%
October 202594.6%
November 202592.6%
December 202593.2%
January 202694.2%
February 202693.0%
March 202696.3%
April 202691.9%
May 202696.2%
June 202693.1%
July 202697.3%
August 202694.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202567.3%
May 202565.9%
June 202572.4%
July 202570.5%
August 202575.4%
September 202571.3%
October 202570.7%
November 202569.7%
December 202571.2%
January 202664.8%
February 202665.7%
March 202669.2%
April 202670.8%
May 202661.6%
June 202662.8%
July 202660.2%
August 202661.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
32.0%
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
17,487
August 2026 · NHS England
36.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20k16k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.3%
September 202531.5%
October 202532.1%
November 202532.7%
December 202535.6%
January 202636.6%
February 202631.9%
March 202632.4%
April 202633.0%
May 202630.8%
June 202629.0%
July 202631.3%
August 202632.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202518,090
September 202518,919
October 202519,798
November 202519,212
December 202518,839
January 202619,072
February 202618,932
March 202619,280
April 202619,139
May 202617,805
June 202616,441
July 202617,305
August 202617,487

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 16 December 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Bedfordshire 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: Bedford · Luton

Where Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Bedfordshire 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

    • Bedfordshire 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