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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RWH

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

NHS England counted 57,593 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 13% from 50,842 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.2% of the pathways waiting at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.2%). That is 26.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 72.4% of A&E attendances at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (75.7%). That is 22.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 79.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 8.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (88.1%). That is 5.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 46.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 11.6 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (57.6%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 November 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
57,593
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.2%
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
853
August 2026 · NHS England
58k51k August 2025August 2026
69.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
853340 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202550,842
September 202550,992
October 202552,299
November 202553,183
December 202553,611
January 202653,111
February 202653,765
March 202654,291
April 202654,845
May 202653,977
June 202653,689
July 202655,823
August 202657,593
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.2%
September 202563.2%
October 202565.0%
November 202566.1%
December 202567.3%
January 202667.2%
February 202667.8%
March 202669.1%
April 202667.0%
May 202666.1%
June 202665.2%
July 202665.7%
August 202665.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025781
September 2025723
October 2025743
November 2025656
December 2025612
January 2026475
February 2026433
March 2026340
April 2026357
May 2026418
June 2026540
July 2026705
August 2026853

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
89
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
18,817
September 2026 · NHS England
76.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
33465 September 2025September 2026
19k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.7%
October 202574.0%
November 202573.9%
December 202572.1%
January 202668.6%
February 202668.7%
March 202674.7%
April 202675.9%
May 202674.1%
June 202675.6%
July 202676.4%
August 202674.6%
September 202672.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202596
October 2025172
November 2025185
December 2025225
January 2026334
February 2026209
March 202665
April 2026131
May 2026158
June 2026170
July 2026206
August 202681
September 202689
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,997
October 202517,697
November 202517,566
December 202517,660
January 202618,000
February 202616,127
March 202618,276
April 202617,474
May 202618,227
June 202617,894
July 202618,245
August 202617,087
September 202618,817

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
65.6%
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
96.5%
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
79.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
88.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.9%
May 202576.6%
June 202580.0%
July 202579.8%
August 202578.8%
September 202576.3%
October 202577.6%
November 202577.2%
December 202577.7%
January 202676.5%
February 202676.6%
March 202676.7%
April 202671.2%
May 202679.5%
June 202676.4%
July 202673.4%
August 202665.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202595.9%
May 202594.9%
June 202596.4%
July 202596.6%
August 202596.5%
September 202596.5%
October 202598.1%
November 202596.5%
December 202597.8%
January 202696.2%
February 202697.1%
March 202696.9%
April 202696.3%
May 202696.6%
June 202696.7%
July 202697.1%
August 202696.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202588.1%
May 202587.0%
June 202581.5%
July 202583.2%
August 202586.2%
September 202583.3%
October 202585.7%
November 202586.9%
December 202586.0%
January 202685.0%
February 202682.0%
March 202683.1%
April 202683.7%
May 202685.9%
June 202681.3%
July 202674.9%
August 202679.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
46.0%
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
20,844
August 2026 · NHS England
57.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
24k20k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202557.6%
September 202553.9%
October 202550.2%
November 202552.1%
December 202553.2%
January 202651.5%
February 202648.0%
March 202649.0%
April 202650.1%
May 202645.2%
June 202643.7%
July 202642.4%
August 202646.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202524,172
September 202523,196
October 202524,110
November 202523,468
December 202522,637
January 202622,690
February 202623,197
March 202623,381
April 202622,458
May 202620,932
June 202621,231
July 202620,480
August 202620,844

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 November 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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: East Hertfordshire · Stevenage · Welwyn Hatfield

Where East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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