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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RXR

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

NHS England counted 46,339 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 19% from 57,212 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 72.1% of the pathways waiting at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 12.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.1%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 19.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.6% of A&E attendances at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (79.5%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 19.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 75.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (78.2%). That is 9.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 3.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 1.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (1.9%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
46,339
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
72.1%
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
171
August 2026 · NHS England
57k46k August 2025August 2026
72.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,083171 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202557,212
September 202555,623
October 202554,296
November 202552,313
December 202552,670
January 202651,475
February 202650,332
March 202647,719
April 202647,348
May 202646,707
June 202647,172
July 202647,026
August 202646,339
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.1%
September 202560.4%
October 202559.7%
November 202560.7%
December 202562.4%
January 202663.7%
February 202664.8%
March 202670.0%
April 202670.6%
May 202671.1%
June 202672.0%
July 202672.1%
August 202672.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,083
September 20251,976
October 20251,794
November 20251,185
December 2025822
January 2026676
February 2026605
March 2026329
April 2026309
May 2026264
June 2026224
July 2026223
August 2026171

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.6%
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
814
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
25,242
September 2026 · NHS England
81.3%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,407755 September 2025September 2026
26k22k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202579.5%
October 202578.4%
November 202578.5%
December 202577.8%
January 202677.4%
February 202678.0%
March 202681.3%
April 202679.5%
May 202679.9%
June 202678.0%
July 202679.2%
August 202677.4%
September 202675.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025978
October 20251,380
November 20251,284
December 20251,139
January 20261,407
February 20261,059
March 2026977
April 20261,084
May 20261,112
June 2026755
July 2026855
August 2026863
September 2026814
A&E attendances in the month
September 202524,194
October 202525,981
November 202524,886
December 202524,319
January 202624,861
February 202622,234
March 202625,345
April 202625,370
May 202626,385
June 202626,377
July 202626,251
August 202624,351
September 202625,242

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.2%
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
99.3%
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
75.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.6%
May 202571.7%
June 202573.3%
July 202573.3%
August 202568.7%
September 202571.7%
October 202578.2%
November 202576.9%
December 202578.7%
January 202674.1%
February 202679.8%
March 202679.9%
April 202675.4%
May 202677.9%
June 202678.8%
July 202681.5%
August 202685.2%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.9%
May 202595.3%
June 202595.5%
July 202594.4%
August 202595.9%
September 202596.5%
October 202596.2%
November 202595.5%
December 202594.2%
January 202695.5%
February 202696.5%
March 202695.5%
April 202696.0%
May 202693.6%
June 202695.7%
July 202698.1%
August 202699.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202578.2%
May 202571.9%
June 202575.7%
July 202566.2%
August 202575.2%
September 202576.3%
October 202572.6%
November 202573.9%
December 202575.8%
January 202671.9%
February 202666.2%
March 202671.4%
April 202666.7%
May 202669.5%
June 202675.4%
July 202673.2%
August 202675.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
3.7%
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
13,662
August 2026 · NHS England
12.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20251.9%
September 20251.4%
October 20251.5%
November 20251.5%
December 20251.6%
January 20261.7%
February 20261.7%
March 20265.0%
April 202612.5%
May 20266.2%
June 20264.3%
July 20263.2%
August 20263.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202510,674
September 202511,218
October 202511,049
November 202511,067
December 202510,903
January 202610,534
February 202611,560
March 202612,261
April 202614,918
May 202614,236
June 202614,503
July 202614,585
August 202613,662

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to East Lancashire Hospitals 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: Blackburn with Darwen · Burnley · Hyndburn · Pendle · Ribble Valley

Where East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • East Lancashire Hospitals 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