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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RXL

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

NHS England counted 41,103 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 4% from 42,602 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 58.6% of the pathways waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (55.4%). That is 33.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 76.0% of A&E attendances at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (76.6%). That is 19.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 52.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 11.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (64.5%). That is 32.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (30.3%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
41,103
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
58.6%
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
1,109
August 2026 · NHS England
44k40k August 2025August 2026
61.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,010851 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202542,602
September 202542,630
October 202543,530
November 202543,292
December 202542,518
January 202642,257
February 202642,962
March 202640,281
April 202640,352
May 202641,044
June 202640,409
July 202640,789
August 202641,103
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202555.4%
September 202556.1%
October 202555.1%
November 202555.1%
December 202556.3%
January 202657.2%
February 202657.2%
March 202661.5%
April 202660.5%
May 202659.5%
June 202659.2%
July 202657.8%
August 202658.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,010
September 20251,840
October 20251,557
November 20251,235
December 20251,020
January 20261,011
February 2026977
March 2026851
April 2026954
May 20261,081
June 20261,101
July 20261,122
August 20261,109

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
76.0%
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
505
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
19,272
September 2026 · NHS England
82.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
650261 September 2025September 2026
21k18k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.6%
October 202576.6%
November 202576.6%
December 202577.3%
January 202675.1%
February 202676.8%
March 202682.7%
April 202680.5%
May 202679.5%
June 202677.2%
July 202678.6%
August 202675.6%
September 202676.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025415
October 2025544
November 2025404
December 2025466
January 2026650
February 2026624
March 2026261
April 2026343
May 2026313
June 2026313
July 2026412
August 2026428
September 2026505
A&E attendances in the month
September 202519,235
October 202520,508
November 202519,736
December 202519,612
January 202619,551
February 202617,807
March 202619,383
April 202619,695
May 202619,932
June 202619,038
July 202619,540
August 202618,769
September 202619,272

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.4%
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
96.2%
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
52.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
72.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
68.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202565.8%
May 202560.9%
June 202562.3%
July 202561.0%
August 202562.9%
September 202565.2%
October 202570.0%
November 202568.6%
December 202568.9%
January 202661.1%
February 202670.4%
March 202666.7%
April 202666.2%
May 202672.9%
June 202670.4%
July 202671.4%
August 202672.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.3%
May 202597.3%
June 202596.5%
July 202597.8%
August 202596.2%
September 202597.9%
October 202597.3%
November 202596.4%
December 202597.5%
January 202697.6%
February 202697.3%
March 202696.6%
April 202695.7%
May 2026100.0%
June 202697.1%
July 202698.0%
August 202696.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202564.5%
May 202566.1%
June 202556.9%
July 202557.9%
August 202560.4%
September 202552.0%
October 202558.4%
November 202562.7%
December 202568.9%
January 202659.9%
February 202658.5%
March 202661.5%
April 202660.4%
May 202632.3%
June 202660.7%
July 202667.5%
August 202652.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.0%
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
9,115
August 2026 · NHS England
33.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,1155,219 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202530.3%
September 202533.9%
October 202532.4%
November 202526.7%
December 202531.4%
January 202633.0%
February 202627.4%
March 202621.4%
April 202621.0%
May 202618.0%
June 202622.4%
July 202626.5%
August 202631.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20255,219
September 20255,551
October 20256,264
November 20257,642
December 20257,120
January 20267,048
February 20266,614
March 20268,021
April 20268,011
May 20268,261
June 20268,191
July 20268,518
August 20269,115

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Blackpool Teaching 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: Blackpool · Fylde · Wyre

Where Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Blackpool Teaching 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

    • Blackpool Teaching 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