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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RN7

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

NHS England counted 30,105 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 32,175 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 61.0% of the pathways waiting at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.4%). That is 31.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 80.1% of A&E attendances at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.2 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (83.3%). That is 14.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (62.4%). That is 20.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 9.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 7.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (2.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 22 August 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
30,105
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.0%
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
882
August 2026 · NHS England
32k30k August 2025August 2026
62.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,204349 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202532,175
September 202531,978
October 202531,447
November 202531,761
December 202531,775
January 202630,886
February 202630,719
March 202629,570
April 202630,534
May 202631,404
June 202630,461
July 202629,970
August 202630,105
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.4%
September 202561.9%
October 202562.0%
November 202561.1%
December 202560.1%
January 202659.0%
February 202659.0%
March 202661.3%
April 202661.2%
May 202661.6%
June 202661.0%
July 202660.1%
August 202661.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,204
September 20251,103
October 20251,002
November 20251,021
December 2025908
January 2026913
February 2026795
March 2026349
April 2026413
May 2026671
June 2026846
July 2026851
August 2026882

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
80.1%
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
490
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
16,496
September 2026 · NHS England
83.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
502112 September 2025September 2026
16k14k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202583.3%
October 202580.4%
November 202580.2%
December 202580.9%
January 202679.8%
February 202679.7%
March 202681.8%
April 202682.2%
May 202682.1%
June 202682.7%
July 202680.5%
August 202680.3%
September 202680.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025129
October 2025112
November 2025249
December 2025342
January 2026502
February 2026344
March 2026497
April 2026404
May 2026409
June 2026323
July 2026143
August 2026479
September 2026490
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,983
October 202515,675
November 202515,546
December 202515,460
January 202615,203
February 202614,395
March 202616,297
April 202615,465
May 202615,668
June 202615,503
July 202616,167
August 202615,369
September 202616,496

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.1%
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
95.9%
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
65.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.2%
May 202572.4%
June 202570.2%
July 202578.1%
August 202571.5%
September 202570.2%
October 202574.3%
November 202576.4%
December 202581.3%
January 202671.6%
February 202682.4%
March 202681.5%
April 202676.4%
May 202674.7%
June 202675.8%
July 202678.1%
August 202678.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.9%
May 202598.9%
June 202596.9%
July 202598.2%
August 202598.2%
September 202597.7%
October 202595.8%
November 202595.1%
December 202597.7%
January 202698.5%
February 202698.1%
March 202699.5%
April 202698.9%
May 202699.3%
June 202697.6%
July 202697.5%
August 202695.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202562.4%
May 202575.4%
June 202569.4%
July 202562.3%
August 202559.7%
September 202564.0%
October 202556.4%
November 202560.3%
December 202569.3%
January 202666.5%
February 202666.3%
March 202674.1%
April 202668.1%
May 202670.6%
June 202670.8%
July 202663.6%
August 202665.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
9.9%
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
11,978
August 2026 · NHS England
9.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k6,948 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20252.1%
September 20252.5%
October 20251.7%
November 20250.5%
December 20256.7%
January 20262.0%
February 20261.3%
March 20264.5%
April 20267.3%
May 20269.4%
June 20268.9%
July 20268.4%
August 20269.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20256,948
September 20257,433
October 20258,783
November 202511,363
December 202510,550
January 202611,813
February 202611,798
March 202612,102
April 202611,038
May 202611,923
June 202611,990
July 202612,145
August 202611,978

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 22 August 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Dartford and Gravesham 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: Bexley · Dartford · Gravesham

Where Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Dartford and Gravesham 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