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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · South East · England · code RXC

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

NHS England counted 55,366 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 11% from 62,138 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.0% of the pathways waiting at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.5 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.5%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 23.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.1% of A&E attendances at East Sussex Healthcare 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 (78.0%). That is 20.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 68.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.4 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (71.8%). That is 16.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 5.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 9.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (15.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 27 February 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
55,366
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.0%
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
338
August 2026 · NHS England
62k55k August 2025August 2026
69.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
829338 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202562,138
September 202561,334
October 202561,542
November 202561,650
December 202561,350
January 202659,716
February 202659,724
March 202657,337
April 202657,384
May 202657,635
June 202655,850
July 202655,950
August 202655,366
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.5%
September 202564.6%
October 202564.2%
November 202564.2%
December 202565.2%
January 202663.3%
February 202663.8%
March 202666.4%
April 202666.5%
May 202667.9%
June 202668.6%
July 202669.0%
August 202669.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025829
September 2025726
October 2025702
November 2025774
December 2025724
January 2026680
February 2026597
March 2026462
April 2026424
May 2026425
June 2026368
July 2026351
August 2026338

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.1%
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
215
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
16,117
September 2026 · NHS England
78.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
28819 September 2025September 2026
17k13k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202578.0%
October 202575.1%
November 202572.3%
December 202572.9%
January 202668.8%
February 202671.4%
March 202677.2%
April 202677.2%
May 202672.9%
June 202674.8%
July 202675.2%
August 202671.3%
September 202674.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202519
October 2025117
November 2025101
December 202570
January 2026197
February 2026113
March 202658
April 2026150
May 2026183
June 2026231
July 2026246
August 2026288
September 2026215
A&E attendances in the month
September 202515,068
October 202515,320
November 202515,133
December 202514,993
January 202614,784
February 202613,472
March 202615,528
April 202615,071
May 202615,938
June 202615,738
July 202616,667
August 202615,977
September 202616,117

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
84.5%
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
97.5%
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
68.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
79.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.7%
May 202582.0%
June 202583.0%
July 202582.6%
August 202584.0%
September 202581.7%
October 202583.7%
November 202585.0%
December 202583.3%
January 202679.8%
February 202685.7%
March 202682.8%
April 202677.1%
May 202680.9%
June 202683.3%
July 202684.2%
August 202684.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.8%
May 202589.7%
June 202594.9%
July 202593.3%
August 202589.0%
September 202594.2%
October 202595.2%
November 202596.1%
December 202595.5%
January 202694.0%
February 202695.1%
March 202695.0%
April 202691.0%
May 202694.3%
June 202695.5%
July 202698.2%
August 202697.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.8%
May 202571.3%
June 202573.4%
July 202572.5%
August 202571.8%
September 202574.2%
October 202579.5%
November 202576.1%
December 202578.1%
January 202674.3%
February 202672.1%
March 202673.7%
April 202664.5%
May 202664.0%
June 202669.0%
July 202667.0%
August 202668.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
5.9%
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
7,311
August 2026 · NHS England
18.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
12k7,311 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202515.7%
September 202514.0%
October 202511.3%
November 202511.4%
December 202514.6%
January 202614.6%
February 202612.3%
March 202616.9%
April 202618.6%
May 202613.1%
June 20269.3%
July 20265.3%
August 20265.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,917
September 20259,925
October 20259,724
November 20259,021
December 20259,817
January 20269,975
February 202611,538
March 202612,120
April 202611,430
May 20269,750
June 20269,541
July 20268,256
August 20267,311

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 27 February 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to East Sussex Healthcare 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: Eastbourne · Hastings · Lewes · Rother · Wealden

Where East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • East Sussex Healthcare 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