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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RA7

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

NHS England counted 95,997 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 78% from 53,855 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.1% of the pathways waiting at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (64.7%). That is 22.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.7% of A&E attendances at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is the same as in September 2025. That is 25.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (75.7%). That is 10.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 8.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 6.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (14.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 4 November 2021.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
95,997
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.1%
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
521
August 2026 · NHS England
96k50k August 2025August 2026
70.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
785311 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202553,855
September 202553,657
October 202552,496
November 202552,104
December 202550,401
January 202650,188
February 202649,836
March 202649,624
April 202650,201
May 202649,981
June 202650,605
July 202694,932
August 202695,997
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202564.7%
September 202565.8%
October 202566.2%
November 202567.3%
December 202566.9%
January 202667.3%
February 202667.5%
March 202668.0%
April 202668.6%
May 202668.6%
June 202668.9%
July 202670.1%
August 202669.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025785
September 2025785
October 2025730
November 2025673
December 2025636
January 2026486
February 2026389
March 2026311
April 2026368
May 2026416
June 2026437
July 2026491
August 2026521

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.7%
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
620
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
28,667
September 2026 · NHS England
71.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
793213 September 2025September 2026
29k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.7%
October 202566.6%
November 202566.5%
December 202566.6%
January 202666.3%
February 202667.4%
March 202666.2%
April 202670.8%
May 202670.5%
June 202670.0%
July 202668.2%
August 202671.9%
September 202669.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025213
October 2025562
November 2025243
December 2025496
January 2026793
February 2026440
March 2026529
April 2026371
May 2026286
June 2026498
July 2026682
August 2026481
September 2026620
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,943
October 202519,238
November 202518,932
December 202518,318
January 202618,376
February 202616,545
March 202619,464
April 202618,233
May 202619,091
June 202618,751
July 202629,125
August 202627,210
September 202628,667

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.0%
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
93.4%
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
75.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.4%
May 202577.7%
June 202578.2%
July 202577.7%
August 202576.9%
September 202575.1%
October 202578.2%
November 202577.2%
December 202579.3%
January 202676.0%
February 202681.5%
March 202681.8%
April 202678.7%
May 202677.3%
June 202680.1%
July 202678.4%
August 202679.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.9%
May 202597.4%
June 202596.6%
July 202598.4%
August 202597.7%
September 202596.6%
October 202596.6%
November 202594.7%
December 202596.6%
January 202694.2%
February 202696.3%
March 202696.2%
April 202694.0%
May 202696.8%
June 202697.6%
July 202693.7%
August 202693.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202575.7%
May 202578.0%
June 202575.0%
July 202578.0%
August 202578.2%
September 202575.2%
October 202577.2%
November 202576.8%
December 202576.7%
January 202673.3%
February 202672.5%
March 202672.7%
April 202676.6%
May 202672.6%
June 202673.2%
July 202672.2%
August 202675.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
8.5%
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
27,181
August 2026 · NHS England
14.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
29k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202514.7%
September 202514.1%
October 202512.7%
November 202511.5%
December 202511.4%
January 202613.0%
February 20269.4%
March 20269.8%
April 202610.8%
May 20268.9%
June 20269.5%
July 20266.2%
August 20268.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202512,786
September 202513,177
October 202513,057
November 202513,009
December 202512,906
January 202613,960
February 202615,065
March 202615,465
April 202615,402
May 202616,040
June 202616,549
July 202629,283
August 202627,181

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 4 November 2021. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Bristol 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: Bristol, City of · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Where Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Bristol 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