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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RR7

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

NHS England counted 11,753 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 13% from 13,533 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 75.5% of the pathways waiting at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 8.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (67.4%). That is 16.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 77.2% of A&E attendances at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.2 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (77.4%). That is 17.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 59.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 13.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (73.2%). That is 25.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 10.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 18.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (28.9%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 August 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
11,753
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
75.5%
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
8
August 2026 · NHS England
14k11k August 2025August 2026
78.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
552 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202513,533
September 202513,399
October 202513,225
November 202512,755
December 202512,521
January 202612,578
February 202612,307
March 202611,571
April 202611,812
May 202611,890
June 202611,492
July 202611,673
August 202611,753
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202567.4%
September 202568.3%
October 202567.9%
November 202569.5%
December 202570.1%
January 202671.4%
February 202671.6%
March 202677.5%
April 202676.4%
May 202678.4%
June 202678.2%
July 202677.2%
August 202675.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202555
September 202552
October 202541
November 202533
December 202525
January 202620
February 202626
March 202617
April 20269
May 20268
June 20262
July 20265
August 20268

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
77.2%
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
11
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
10,296
September 2026 · NHS England
80.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
210 September 2025September 2026
11k9,397 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202577.4%
October 202573.7%
November 202577.6%
December 202573.0%
January 202669.1%
February 202675.1%
March 202675.1%
April 202677.0%
May 202674.3%
June 202677.7%
July 202680.1%
August 202679.9%
September 202677.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20252
October 202521
November 20256
December 20252
January 202612
February 20261
March 20262
April 20260
May 20263
June 20265
July 20263
August 20264
September 202611
A&E attendances in the month
September 20259,740
October 202510,203
November 202510,452
December 202510,468
January 202610,148
February 20269,397
March 202610,723
April 202610,046
May 202610,619
June 202610,729
July 202610,518
August 202610,055
September 202610,296

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
41.6%
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
98.9%
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
59.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
80.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202570.8%
May 202569.8%
June 202577.5%
July 202575.8%
August 202575.2%
September 202564.7%
October 202575.0%
November 202580.2%
December 202571.6%
January 202639.4%
February 202655.0%
March 202660.8%
April 202642.8%
May 202645.0%
June 202647.3%
July 202642.1%
August 202641.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202599.6%
May 202599.5%
June 202597.9%
July 2025100.0%
August 202598.1%
September 202596.8%
October 2025100.0%
November 202597.3%
December 202592.4%
January 202692.4%
February 202699.0%
March 202696.5%
April 202697.9%
May 2026100.0%
June 202696.7%
July 202697.1%
August 202698.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.2%
May 202569.9%
June 202574.3%
July 202575.4%
August 202569.6%
September 202571.0%
October 202573.1%
November 202568.4%
December 202561.6%
January 202653.6%
February 202663.7%
March 202665.9%
April 202665.7%
May 202665.2%
June 202660.1%
July 202650.7%
August 202659.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
10.0%
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
6,069
August 2026 · NHS England
28.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,2744,814 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202528.9%
September 202518.4%
October 202513.7%
November 20253.4%
December 20254.1%
January 20265.4%
February 20263.8%
March 20264.8%
April 20267.1%
May 20267.8%
June 20267.3%
July 20267.9%
August 202610.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20256,244
September 20256,237
October 20255,614
November 20255,288
December 20254,814
January 20265,185
February 20265,524
March 20266,122
April 20266,178
May 20266,176
June 20266,139
July 20266,274
August 20266,069

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 August 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Gateshead Health 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: Gateshead

Where Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Gateshead Health 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