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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 35,185 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 4% from 36,645 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 76.0% of the pathways waiting at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (68.7%). That is 16.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 85.3% of A&E attendances at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (85.6%). That is 9.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 89.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.8 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (86.4%). That is 4.2 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 15.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (12.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
35,185
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
76.0%
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
9
August 2026 · NHS England
37k35k August 2025August 2026
76.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
484 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202536,645
September 202536,943
October 202535,937
November 202536,201
December 202535,268
January 202635,447
February 202635,620
March 202636,179
April 202635,985
May 202635,973
June 202635,571
July 202634,776
August 202635,185
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.7%
September 202571.3%
October 202571.3%
November 202572.6%
December 202574.3%
January 202674.5%
February 202674.7%
March 202675.9%
April 202674.2%
May 202674.4%
June 202675.4%
July 202676.2%
August 202676.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202548
September 202517
October 202518
November 202517
December 202523
January 202621
February 202616
March 20266
April 202610
May 20264
June 20268
July 20268
August 20269

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
85.3%
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
41
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
16,465
September 2026 · NHS England
87.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1547 September 2025September 2026
17k14k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202585.6%
October 202582.8%
November 202581.6%
December 202580.8%
January 202681.4%
February 202682.1%
March 202687.8%
April 202685.5%
May 202683.5%
June 202686.9%
July 202685.1%
August 202685.9%
September 202685.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20259
October 20257
November 202520
December 202556
January 2026145
February 2026154
March 202634
April 202650
May 202628
June 202611
July 202692
August 202670
September 202641
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,024
October 202516,644
November 202516,724
December 202515,746
January 202615,944
February 202614,380
March 202616,023
April 202615,596
May 202616,449
June 202616,902
July 202617,089
August 202615,380
September 202616,465

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
77.2%
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
97.8%
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
89.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.6%
May 202575.7%
June 202576.7%
July 202576.7%
August 202577.9%
September 202577.5%
October 202579.7%
November 202575.7%
December 202579.6%
January 202674.3%
February 202682.6%
March 202682.7%
April 202676.3%
May 202678.9%
June 202679.3%
July 202678.0%
August 202677.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.9%
May 202598.1%
June 202597.2%
July 202597.9%
August 202597.6%
September 202597.7%
October 202598.9%
November 202598.2%
December 202597.9%
January 202699.1%
February 202699.3%
March 202698.4%
April 202696.5%
May 202699.3%
June 202698.1%
July 202697.9%
August 202697.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202586.4%
May 202589.9%
June 202585.2%
July 202585.6%
August 202587.5%
September 202593.1%
October 202590.4%
November 202589.7%
December 202594.2%
January 202690.9%
February 202687.9%
March 202692.6%
April 202690.5%
May 202692.3%
June 202687.2%
July 202687.7%
August 202689.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
15.5%
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
10,469
August 2026 · NHS England
21.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
13k10k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202512.8%
September 20259.1%
October 20256.7%
November 202512.2%
December 202521.1%
January 202620.4%
February 202611.3%
March 20269.9%
April 202610.0%
May 20269.2%
June 20269.5%
July 202611.5%
August 202615.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,096
September 202511,187
October 202512,493
November 202513,057
December 202513,115
January 202613,312
February 202612,936
March 202612,553
April 202612,477
May 202611,343
June 202611,296
July 202611,211
August 202610,469

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Calderdale and Huddersfield 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: Calderdale · Kirklees

Where Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Calderdale and Huddersfield 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