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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RYW

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

NHS England counted 15,544 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 4% from 16,229 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 81.8% of the pathways waiting at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 13.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (68.2%). That is 10.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 27 May 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
15,544
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
81.8%
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
2
August 2026 · NHS England
16k14k August 2025August 2026
81.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
610 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202516,229
September 202515,355
October 202515,463
November 202514,862
December 202514,916
January 202615,359
February 202614,817
March 202614,919
April 202614,412
May 202614,636
June 202614,961
July 202615,246
August 202615,544
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.2%
September 202570.9%
October 202570.1%
November 202570.0%
December 202570.7%
January 202670.8%
February 202668.7%
March 202677.2%
April 202677.9%
May 202678.7%
June 202680.2%
July 202681.9%
August 202681.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202561
September 202543
October 202534
November 202522
December 202510
January 202613
February 202610
March 20262
April 20261
May 20261
June 20260
July 20261
August 20262

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 27 May 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Birmingham Community Healthcare 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: Birmingham

Where Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Birmingham Community Healthcare 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 · not yet listed for search engines (fewer than six current figures)