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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RQ3

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

NHS England counted 23,169 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 7% from 24,893 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 65.6% of the pathways waiting at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.5%). That is 26.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 78.2% of A&E attendances at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 8.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (86.6%). That is 16.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 100.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 26.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.3%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 15.0 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (27.3%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
23,169
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.6%
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
141
August 2026 · NHS England
25k21k August 2025August 2026
66.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
278102 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202524,893
September 202524,432
October 202523,294
November 202522,359
December 202522,164
January 202621,272
February 202621,533
March 202621,666
April 202621,616
May 202621,820
June 202621,368
July 202622,077
August 202623,169
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.5%
September 202557.4%
October 202558.8%
November 202558.6%
December 202559.0%
January 202658.6%
February 202658.8%
March 202662.1%
April 202662.1%
May 202664.8%
June 202666.0%
July 202665.7%
August 202665.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025278
September 2025221
October 2025140
November 2025121
December 2025142
January 2026175
February 2026173
March 2026130
April 2026129
May 2026107
June 2026102
July 2026111
August 2026141

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
78.2%
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
3
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
5,737
September 2026 · NHS England
93.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
40 September 2025September 2026
6,1354,440 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202586.6%
October 202580.3%
November 202573.7%
December 202571.3%
January 202677.6%
February 202677.0%
March 202676.6%
April 202684.2%
May 202688.4%
June 202683.7%
July 202686.6%
August 202693.7%
September 202678.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20252
October 20252
November 20250
December 20253
January 20264
February 20261
March 20262
April 20261
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20261
September 20263
A&E attendances in the month
September 20254,565
October 20255,419
November 20255,568
December 20255,169
January 20264,501
February 20264,440
March 20265,150
April 20265,625
May 20266,135
June 20265,956
July 20265,442
August 20264,546
September 20265,737

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.5%
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
100.0%
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
100.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
88.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.6%
May 202581.3%
June 202586.3%
July 202581.4%
August 202574.0%
September 202579.9%
October 202578.5%
November 202584.6%
December 202583.5%
January 202665.4%
February 202681.8%
March 202683.3%
April 202681.1%
May 202682.5%
June 202688.0%
July 202683.3%
August 202680.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 202598.4%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.3%
May 202578.6%
June 202585.7%
July 202561.5%
August 202575.0%
September 202592.3%
October 202550.0%
November 202573.1%
December 202561.1%
January 202670.6%
February 202660.0%
March 202690.0%
April 202678.6%
May 202671.4%
June 202678.6%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.2%
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
3,547
August 2026 · NHS England
35.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4,5013,361 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202527.3%
September 202535.6%
October 202526.7%
November 202521.5%
December 202529.3%
January 202631.9%
February 202622.9%
March 202623.4%
April 202635.6%
May 202630.3%
June 202626.8%
July 202626.4%
August 202624.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20253,753
September 20253,651
October 20253,577
November 20253,480
December 20253,438
January 20263,479
February 20264,437
March 20264,501
April 20264,204
May 20264,047
June 20263,624
July 20263,361
August 20263,547

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Birmingham Women's and Children's 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 Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Birmingham Women's and Children's 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 Women's and Children's 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