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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RDE

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

NHS England counted 95,324 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 2% from 93,276 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.5% of the pathways waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.6%). That is 31.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.7% of A&E attendances at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.3 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (71.4%). That is 19.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 64.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.8 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.5%). That is 20.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 16.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (12.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 8 January 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
95,324
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.5%
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
410
August 2026 · NHS England
98k89k August 2025August 2026
61.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,25363 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202593,276
September 202593,049
October 202597,619
November 202593,416
December 202592,703
January 202690,776
February 202689,252
March 202688,571
April 202691,406
May 202690,274
June 202689,763
July 202695,735
August 202695,324
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.6%
September 202556.5%
October 202556.0%
November 202554.3%
December 202554.0%
January 202654.1%
February 202657.1%
March 202660.1%
April 202661.5%
May 202661.5%
June 202661.5%
July 202659.7%
August 202660.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,976
September 20253,008
October 20253,253
November 20253,005
December 20252,337
January 20262,016
February 20261,293
March 2026275
April 2026161
May 2026122
June 202663
July 2026497
August 2026410

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.7%
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
858
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
25,734
September 2026 · NHS England
77.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
858413 September 2025September 2026
26k22k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202571.4%
October 202570.1%
November 202573.3%
December 202574.9%
January 202674.5%
February 202675.8%
March 202676.7%
April 202677.5%
May 202677.9%
June 202677.0%
July 202676.1%
August 202677.3%
September 202675.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025597
October 2025556
November 2025461
December 2025433
January 2026744
February 2026559
March 2026548
April 2026413
May 2026511
June 2026615
July 2026448
August 2026675
September 2026858
A&E attendances in the month
September 202525,651
October 202524,855
November 202524,233
December 202524,403
January 202624,344
February 202622,071
March 202625,184
April 202625,042
May 202626,039
June 202625,535
July 202626,297
August 202625,283
September 202625,734

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.6%
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
92.7%
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
64.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
76.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.7%
May 202572.5%
June 202574.0%
July 202574.9%
August 202572.3%
September 202570.3%
October 202566.0%
November 202565.2%
December 202568.2%
January 202667.6%
February 202674.8%
March 202674.0%
April 202674.3%
May 202674.5%
June 202675.3%
July 202676.3%
August 202672.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.4%
May 202592.4%
June 202593.9%
July 202591.5%
August 202588.6%
September 202590.9%
October 202589.9%
November 202590.2%
December 202593.8%
January 202687.6%
February 202693.1%
March 202693.7%
April 202691.5%
May 202695.3%
June 202694.7%
July 202693.2%
August 202692.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.5%
May 202567.9%
June 202566.0%
July 202569.8%
August 202565.0%
September 202570.9%
October 202559.6%
November 202564.7%
December 202571.7%
January 202667.6%
February 202663.3%
March 202665.8%
April 202663.7%
May 202667.1%
June 202665.6%
July 202671.8%
August 202664.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
16.2%
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
18,520
August 2026 · NHS England
27.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
21k15k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202512.4%
September 202513.1%
October 202523.1%
November 202526.4%
December 202527.9%
January 202621.9%
February 202615.4%
March 202610.1%
April 202610.6%
May 20267.9%
June 202611.1%
July 202613.3%
August 202616.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202514,912
September 202514,844
October 202519,143
November 202520,324
December 202519,661
January 202620,053
February 202620,537
March 202620,082
April 202618,798
May 202618,084
June 202619,389
July 202619,490
August 202618,520

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 8 January 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation 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: Colchester · East Suffolk · Ipswich · Tendring

Where East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation 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