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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RJ6

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

NHS England counted 36,343 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 1% from 36,886 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 72.8% of the pathways waiting at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (68.5%). That is 19.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 72.4% of A&E attendances at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (75.2%). That is 22.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (77.7%). That is 9.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 3.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 27.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (30.2%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 11 February 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
36,343
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
72.8%
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
637
August 2026 · NHS England
37k32k August 2025August 2026
72.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
734280 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202536,886
September 202536,820
October 202537,105
November 202537,328
December 202536,007
January 202636,235
February 202634,756
March 202632,327
April 202634,194
May 202635,642
June 202637,023
July 202637,332
August 202636,343
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202568.5%
September 202568.3%
October 202567.5%
November 202566.9%
December 202565.3%
January 202666.0%
February 202666.4%
March 202671.0%
April 202670.4%
May 202671.2%
June 202672.6%
July 202672.9%
August 202672.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025734
September 2025639
October 2025607
November 2025553
December 2025490
January 2026585
February 2026585
March 2026280
April 2026419
May 2026624
June 2026721
July 2026711
August 2026637

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
72.4%
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
626
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
18,461
September 2026 · NHS England
79.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
814594 September 2025September 2026
19k17k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.2%
October 202574.2%
November 202574.8%
December 202575.9%
January 202673.5%
February 202670.6%
March 202679.4%
April 202674.9%
May 202672.6%
June 202671.2%
July 202670.5%
August 202673.1%
September 202672.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025609
October 2025751
November 2025713
December 2025691
January 2026814
February 2026685
March 2026678
April 2026709
May 2026676
June 2026601
July 2026644
August 2026594
September 2026626
A&E attendances in the month
September 202517,471
October 202518,896
November 202518,743
December 202518,909
January 202618,733
February 202616,698
March 202618,627
April 202618,207
May 202618,656
June 202618,300
July 202618,433
August 202617,637
September 202618,461

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
84.9%
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
92.6%
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
84.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
80.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.7%
May 202578.8%
June 202578.6%
July 202572.4%
August 202565.0%
September 202561.0%
October 202571.3%
November 202575.9%
December 202580.1%
January 202675.1%
February 202682.6%
March 202680.1%
April 202676.1%
May 202680.3%
June 202681.3%
July 202683.2%
August 202684.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.8%
May 2025100.0%
June 202596.2%
July 202598.7%
August 202596.4%
September 202595.7%
October 202598.8%
November 202599.0%
December 202598.3%
January 202696.3%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 202696.4%
May 202696.7%
June 202696.7%
July 202699.1%
August 202692.6%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202577.7%
May 202579.0%
June 202569.5%
July 202569.3%
August 202578.1%
September 202559.8%
October 202568.2%
November 202575.0%
December 202580.7%
January 202669.7%
February 202676.1%
March 202678.9%
April 202672.6%
May 202668.4%
June 202679.7%
July 202669.9%
August 202675.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
3.1%
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
10,419
August 2026 · NHS England
35.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20k10k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202530.2%
September 202532.4%
October 202535.8%
November 202530.7%
December 202531.1%
January 202627.6%
February 202616.6%
March 20269.0%
April 20267.9%
May 20266.1%
June 20264.5%
July 20263.5%
August 20263.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202517,336
September 202519,644
October 202519,135
November 202519,404
December 202517,894
January 202616,320
February 202616,322
March 202614,658
April 202613,003
May 202611,841
June 202611,237
July 202610,968
August 202610,419

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 11 February 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Croydon Health Services 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: Croydon

Where Croydon Health Services NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Croydon Health Services 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