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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RXQ

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

NHS England counted 47,942 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 5% from 50,253 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 63.5% of the pathways waiting at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.7%). That is 28.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 77.6% of A&E attendances at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 5.5 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (72.1%). That is 17.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 61.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (65.0%). That is 23.1 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 20.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 11.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (32.1%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 4 July 2022.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
47,942
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.5%
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
55
August 2026 · NHS England
50k46k August 2025August 2026
65.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,38246 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202550,253
September 202548,888
October 202548,284
November 202548,005
December 202547,420
January 202647,010
February 202646,076
March 202645,888
April 202646,352
May 202646,675
June 202647,767
July 202647,650
August 202647,942
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.7%
September 202558.8%
October 202559.4%
November 202560.2%
December 202559.1%
January 202661.1%
February 202662.6%
March 202665.6%
April 202661.9%
May 202662.1%
June 202664.2%
July 202663.7%
August 202663.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,382
September 20251,351
October 20251,308
November 20251,184
December 20251,119
January 2026904
February 2026450
March 202658
April 202669
May 202664
June 202650
July 202646
August 202655

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
77.6%
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
164
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
14,313
September 2026 · NHS England
78.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
469134 September 2025September 2026
15k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202572.1%
October 202573.4%
November 202568.4%
December 202571.4%
January 202671.7%
February 202673.6%
March 202678.3%
April 202675.4%
May 202671.4%
June 202672.0%
July 202675.0%
August 202677.7%
September 202677.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025337
October 2025336
November 2025268
December 2025204
January 2026469
February 2026321
March 2026249
April 2026258
May 2026137
June 2026263
July 2026194
August 2026134
September 2026164
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,984
October 202514,267
November 202513,902
December 202513,936
January 202613,931
February 202612,116
March 202613,894
April 202612,437
May 202614,384
June 202614,506
July 202614,556
August 202613,337
September 202614,313

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
73.2%
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
91.1%
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
61.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
91.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.5%
May 202578.8%
June 202579.9%
July 202581.7%
August 202576.1%
September 202578.7%
October 202583.3%
November 202580.3%
December 202578.5%
January 202672.5%
February 202681.8%
March 202676.9%
April 202677.8%
May 202680.3%
June 202678.8%
July 202678.3%
August 202673.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202583.3%
May 202584.9%
June 202580.7%
July 202588.2%
August 202583.7%
September 202587.3%
October 202590.3%
November 202586.2%
December 202588.7%
January 202686.5%
February 202689.3%
March 202686.1%
April 202686.3%
May 202687.9%
June 202689.5%
July 202690.3%
August 202691.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202565.0%
May 202558.8%
June 202562.1%
July 202562.1%
August 202558.8%
September 202572.7%
October 202568.9%
November 202565.5%
December 202572.4%
January 202669.9%
February 202660.8%
March 202671.6%
April 202663.4%
May 202663.2%
June 202662.4%
July 202658.6%
August 202661.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
20.2%
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
6,972
August 2026 · NHS England
32.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,7246,972 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.1%
September 202528.8%
October 202523.0%
November 202522.6%
December 202531.6%
January 202624.2%
February 202622.4%
March 202621.5%
April 202624.2%
May 202620.8%
June 202618.3%
July 202619.2%
August 202620.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,429
September 20258,724
October 20258,045
November 20257,363
December 20258,558
January 20267,955
February 20267,956
March 20268,219
April 20267,846
May 20267,578
June 20267,511
July 20267,524
August 20266,972

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 4 July 2022. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS 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: Buckinghamshire

Where Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS 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