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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RGT

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

NHS England counted 60,401 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 9% from 66,120 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 65.6% of the pathways waiting at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 26.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 68.5% of A&E attendances at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (72.1%). That is 26.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.5%). That is 9.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 16.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (9.3%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 February 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
60,401
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.6%
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
724
August 2026 · NHS England
66k58k August 2025August 2026
65.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,571724 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202566,120
September 202566,369
October 202565,444
November 202564,069
December 202564,282
January 202662,482
February 202661,088
March 202658,435
April 202659,754
May 202659,827
June 202659,372
July 202660,206
August 202660,401
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.8%
September 202558.9%
October 202559.3%
November 202559.4%
December 202559.5%
January 202659.9%
February 202660.8%
March 202662.9%
April 202663.4%
May 202664.6%
June 202665.0%
July 202665.3%
August 202665.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,571
September 20252,509
October 20252,355
November 20252,139
December 20251,947
January 20261,665
February 20261,410
March 2026941
April 2026940
May 2026964
June 2026922
July 2026838
August 2026724

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
68.5%
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
262
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
17,947
September 2026 · NHS England
72.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
729262 September 2025September 2026
18k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202572.1%
October 202572.3%
November 202571.8%
December 202569.7%
January 202667.9%
February 202669.1%
March 202671.5%
April 202668.6%
May 202667.7%
June 202667.9%
July 202668.5%
August 202669.8%
September 202668.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025428
October 2025568
November 2025491
December 2025420
January 2026729
February 2026558
March 2026404
April 2026446
May 2026518
June 2026445
July 2026352
August 2026396
September 2026262
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,965
October 202517,237
November 202516,620
December 202516,363
January 202616,902
February 202615,643
March 202617,967
April 202617,231
May 202617,932
June 202618,457
July 202618,169
August 202616,855
September 202617,947

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.9%
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
92.9%
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
75.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.0%
May 202576.3%
June 202576.2%
July 202573.8%
August 202573.4%
September 202569.4%
October 202581.9%
November 202585.1%
December 202585.6%
January 202682.9%
February 202689.1%
March 202686.8%
April 202680.3%
May 202684.0%
June 202683.8%
July 202686.1%
August 202682.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202586.3%
May 202586.1%
June 202579.8%
July 202581.9%
August 202582.2%
September 202580.5%
October 202582.2%
November 202575.3%
December 202578.6%
January 202677.2%
February 202680.8%
March 202679.9%
April 202679.7%
May 202686.5%
June 202684.8%
July 202686.6%
August 202692.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.5%
May 202573.6%
June 202572.2%
July 202566.3%
August 202572.5%
September 202570.4%
October 202568.9%
November 202574.4%
December 202574.1%
January 202665.6%
February 202668.4%
March 202672.8%
April 202668.7%
May 202670.1%
June 202671.6%
July 202679.2%
August 202675.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.7%
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
15,535
August 2026 · NHS England
37.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20259.3%
September 202510.2%
October 20259.2%
November 202513.5%
December 202523.6%
January 202627.3%
February 202624.2%
March 202629.9%
April 202637.9%
May 202632.6%
June 202627.5%
July 202626.6%
August 202625.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,112
September 202512,432
October 202513,542
November 202514,451
December 202515,603
January 202616,876
February 202618,206
March 202620,149
April 202618,474
May 202617,432
June 202617,026
July 202616,671
August 202615,535

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 February 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Cambridge University 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: Cambridge

Where Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Cambridge University 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

    • Cambridge University 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