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East Cheshire NHS Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RJN

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

NHS England counted 15,694 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at East Cheshire NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 14% from 18,240 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 61.7% of the pathways waiting at East Cheshire NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.1%). That is 30.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 49.8% of A&E attendances at East Cheshire NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (45.6%). That is 45.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 59.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at East Cheshire NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (66.7%). That is 25.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at East Cheshire NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (23.8%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
15,694
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.7%
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
284
August 2026 · NHS England
21k16k August 2025August 2026
62.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
674284 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202518,240
September 202519,328
October 202520,773
November 202519,399
December 202519,151
January 202619,788
February 202619,445
March 202616,262
April 202616,874
May 202617,025
June 202617,172
July 202616,483
August 202615,694
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.1%
September 202556.5%
October 202556.7%
November 202551.2%
December 202546.1%
January 202650.1%
February 202658.1%
March 202660.1%
April 202658.9%
May 202659.6%
June 202660.7%
July 202662.4%
August 202661.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025435
September 2025609
October 2025655
November 2025650
December 2025674
January 2026553
February 2026541
March 2026343
April 2026412
May 2026415
June 2026414
July 2026303
August 2026284

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
49.8%
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
4,811
September 2026 · NHS England
54.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
549256 September 2025September 2026
4,8773,998 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202545.6%
October 202548.6%
November 202550.7%
December 202552.2%
January 202643.0%
February 202647.3%
March 202650.8%
April 202653.0%
May 202649.3%
June 202651.6%
July 202653.7%
August 202654.3%
September 202649.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025385
October 2025256
November 2025549
December 2025285
January 2026384
February 2026470
March 2026388
April 2026317
May 2026328
June 2026389
July 2026306
August 2026397
September 2026490
A&E attendances in the month
September 20254,599
October 20254,781
November 20254,671
December 20254,590
January 20264,483
February 20263,998
March 20264,503
April 20264,551
May 20264,877
June 20264,826
July 20264,860
August 20264,568
September 20264,811

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
79.2%
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
100.0%
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
59.2%
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
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.5%
May 202574.9%
June 202577.5%
July 202569.7%
August 202572.6%
September 202575.9%
October 202576.5%
November 202575.5%
December 202578.3%
January 202671.0%
February 202680.2%
March 202682.4%
April 202670.2%
May 202672.3%
June 202675.2%
July 202681.1%
August 202679.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.8%
May 202592.6%
June 202594.7%
July 202598.8%
August 2025100.0%
September 202594.0%
October 202599.0%
November 202598.7%
December 202598.5%
January 202698.6%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 202697.0%
May 202696.6%
June 2026100.0%
July 202696.3%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202566.7%
May 202572.0%
June 202577.1%
July 202565.2%
August 202568.0%
September 202560.0%
October 202565.0%
November 202572.8%
December 202573.8%
January 202671.5%
February 202674.5%
March 202672.7%
April 202662.3%
May 202664.9%
June 202663.6%
July 202653.4%
August 202659.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.1%
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
6,291
August 2026 · NHS England
23.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,2913,226 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202523.8%
September 202518.1%
October 202515.3%
November 202513.1%
December 202516.7%
January 202619.9%
February 202615.1%
March 202613.9%
April 202614.7%
May 202613.9%
June 202614.1%
July 202616.2%
August 202619.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20253,833
September 20253,729
October 20253,226
November 20253,853
December 20253,880
January 20264,256
February 20264,540
March 20265,192
April 20265,335
May 20265,508
June 20266,124
July 20266,247
August 20266,291

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to East Cheshire 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: Cheshire East

Where East Cheshire NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • East Cheshire 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