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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RAE

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

NHS England counted 31,752 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 33,728 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 68.9% of the pathways waiting at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (65.6%). That is 23.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 82.1% of A&E attendances at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (83.8%). That is 12.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 74.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.9 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (75.0%). That is 10.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 13.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 18.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (32.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
31,752
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.9%
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
40
August 2026 · NHS England
34k31k August 2025August 2026
69.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
23840 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202533,728
September 202533,405
October 202532,204
November 202531,832
December 202531,932
January 202631,608
February 202631,261
March 202631,444
April 202631,090
May 202631,523
June 202631,604
July 202631,409
August 202631,752
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202565.6%
September 202566.2%
October 202565.4%
November 202564.7%
December 202564.8%
January 202664.1%
February 202664.5%
March 202666.2%
April 202666.7%
May 202668.7%
June 202669.3%
July 202668.5%
August 202668.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025238
September 2025212
October 2025145
November 2025127
December 202580
January 202670
February 202669
March 202663
April 202673
May 202665
June 202655
July 202644
August 202640

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
82.1%
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
215
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
13,946
September 2026 · NHS England
84.2%0.0% September 2025September 2026
21550 September 2025September 2026
14k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202583.8%
October 202583.5%
November 202581.9%
December 202582.6%
January 202684.2%
February 202684.1%
March 202682.9%
April 202683.3%
May 202682.4%
June 202681.5%
July 202681.0%
August 202682.8%
September 202682.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202576
October 2025113
November 202570
December 202550
January 202683
February 202675
March 202685
April 2026124
May 2026147
June 2026195
July 2026143
August 2026144
September 2026215
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,510
October 202513,743
November 202514,258
December 202513,737
January 202613,580
February 202612,446
March 202613,766
April 202613,895
May 202614,272
June 202614,458
July 202614,269
August 202613,112
September 202613,946

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.7%
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
96.9%
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
74.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.6%
May 202577.7%
June 202577.0%
July 202579.9%
August 202575.5%
September 202577.3%
October 202579.3%
November 202575.5%
December 202576.4%
January 202674.6%
February 202680.0%
March 202685.3%
April 202679.5%
May 202682.3%
June 202681.3%
July 202678.2%
August 202678.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.2%
May 202593.7%
June 202594.2%
July 202594.3%
August 202595.7%
September 202592.8%
October 202595.0%
November 202593.9%
December 202595.2%
January 202694.3%
February 202698.0%
March 202698.5%
April 202695.3%
May 202698.5%
June 202695.9%
July 202696.9%
August 202696.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.0%
May 202573.7%
June 202570.1%
July 202574.5%
August 202575.0%
September 202567.9%
October 202572.3%
November 202574.0%
December 202576.4%
January 202669.3%
February 202667.3%
March 202678.8%
April 202678.9%
May 202674.3%
June 202671.5%
July 202668.1%
August 202674.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
13.8%
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
5,332
August 2026 · NHS England
32.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,8605,332 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.1%
September 202522.7%
October 202517.0%
November 202515.7%
December 202520.3%
January 202623.6%
February 202618.6%
March 202621.8%
April 202617.5%
May 202613.1%
June 202611.9%
July 202613.7%
August 202613.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,075
September 20258,233
October 20257,473
November 20256,886
December 20257,071
January 20267,327
February 20267,754
March 20268,152
April 20268,860
May 20267,518
June 20266,844
July 20265,931
August 20265,332

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Bradford 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: Bradford

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

The bodies above Bradford 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

    • Bradford 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