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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 54,387 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 31% from 41,444 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 64.2% of the pathways waiting at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (68.7%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 27.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 77.3% of A&E attendances at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (79.4%). That is 17.7 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 74.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (71.3%). That is 10.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 21.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (15.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
54,387
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.2%
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
1,410
August 2026 · NHS England
54k41k August 2025August 2026
70.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,410415 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202541,444
September 202542,310
October 202542,287
November 202540,835
December 202541,432
January 202642,122
February 202642,294
March 202643,012
April 202652,770
May 202652,361
June 202653,455
July 202654,384
August 202654,387
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.7%
September 202570.1%
October 202568.6%
November 202568.3%
December 202567.5%
January 202666.1%
February 202664.8%
March 202666.8%
April 202666.9%
May 202667.1%
June 202665.5%
July 202665.4%
August 202664.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025479
September 2025504
October 2025553
November 2025608
December 2025627
January 2026779
February 2026671
March 2026415
April 2026701
May 2026774
June 2026943
July 20261,199
August 20261,410

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
77.3%
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
52
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
23,358
September 2026 · NHS England
79.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
5210 September 2025September 2026
25k21k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202579.4%
October 202577.4%
November 202577.0%
December 202577.5%
January 202675.4%
February 202677.0%
March 202679.1%
April 202678.4%
May 202679.3%
June 202675.4%
July 202677.7%
August 202677.9%
September 202677.3%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202542
October 202519
November 202546
December 202530
January 202645
February 202618
March 202610
April 202614
May 202618
June 202631
July 202639
August 202627
September 202652
A&E attendances in the month
September 202523,831
October 202524,887
November 202524,467
December 202524,797
January 202623,968
February 202621,216
March 202624,568
April 202623,700
May 202625,158
June 202624,262
July 202624,343
August 202622,918
September 202623,358

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
68.9%
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
88.2%
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
74.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
72.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202567.1%
May 202566.1%
June 202571.6%
July 202566.6%
August 202564.0%
September 202556.7%
October 202556.6%
November 202554.4%
December 202557.3%
January 202655.8%
February 202670.7%
March 202669.6%
April 202660.9%
May 202666.9%
June 202672.4%
July 202671.9%
August 202668.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.7%
May 202589.8%
June 202591.3%
July 202591.6%
August 202593.9%
September 202593.6%
October 202593.7%
November 202593.8%
December 202591.8%
January 202689.1%
February 202689.4%
March 202695.8%
April 202691.8%
May 202696.2%
June 202692.9%
July 202689.4%
August 202688.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.3%
May 202568.5%
June 202572.3%
July 202577.7%
August 202574.3%
September 202574.8%
October 202566.5%
November 202566.7%
December 202571.6%
January 202669.4%
February 202679.2%
March 202668.6%
April 202670.3%
May 202670.4%
June 202665.0%
July 202674.8%
August 202674.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
21.7%
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
16,746
August 2026 · NHS England
21.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k14k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.8%
September 202516.4%
October 202515.5%
November 20259.6%
December 202514.5%
January 202613.0%
February 20267.5%
March 20269.5%
April 202616.2%
May 202615.6%
June 202618.0%
July 202618.6%
August 202621.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202516,183
September 202516,270
October 202515,890
November 202514,649
December 202514,346
January 202614,225
February 202614,021
March 202616,076
April 202616,966
May 202616,926
June 202617,526
July 202617,004
August 202616,746

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to County Durham and Darlington 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: County Durham · Darlington

Where County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • County Durham and Darlington 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