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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RLT

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

NHS England counted 19,075 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 20,217 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 64.3% of the pathways waiting at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.0%). That is 27.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 86.7% of A&E attendances at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 10.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (76.5%). That is 8.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 63.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.4 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (69.0%). That is 21.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 29.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 23.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (5.9%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 19 May 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
19,075
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.3%
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
87
August 2026 · NHS England
20k19k August 2025August 2026
66.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
23687 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202520,217
September 202520,438
October 202520,058
November 202519,680
December 202519,697
January 202620,287
February 202619,944
March 202619,118
April 202619,569
May 202619,240
June 202619,369
July 202619,328
August 202619,075
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.0%
September 202564.5%
October 202565.6%
November 202565.1%
December 202564.1%
January 202663.8%
February 202664.2%
March 202666.8%
April 202664.5%
May 202664.1%
June 202664.5%
July 202664.3%
August 202664.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025170
September 2025166
October 2025163
November 2025173
December 2025155
January 2026236
February 2026199
March 202691
April 2026133
May 2026119
June 2026101
July 202698
August 202687

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
86.7%
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
354
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
9,432
September 2026 · NHS England
91.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
56892 September 2025September 2026
9,4327,971 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.5%
October 202578.6%
November 202578.9%
December 202578.2%
January 202673.6%
February 202680.2%
March 202691.0%
April 202689.6%
May 202689.1%
June 202689.2%
July 202691.4%
August 202687.7%
September 202686.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025499
October 2025560
November 2025417
December 2025424
January 2026568
February 2026269
March 202692
April 2026170
May 2026103
June 2026259
July 2026100
August 2026330
September 2026354
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,451
October 20258,994
November 20258,849
December 20258,754
January 20268,681
February 20267,971
March 20269,245
April 20268,719
May 20269,357
June 20269,287
July 20269,248
August 20269,015
September 20269,432

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.6%
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
98.5%
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
63.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
83.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202562.0%
May 202566.6%
June 202571.9%
July 202579.4%
August 202575.6%
September 202580.0%
October 202578.7%
November 202575.8%
December 202575.7%
January 202678.4%
February 202686.6%
March 202683.6%
April 202675.6%
May 202683.6%
June 202676.7%
July 202674.8%
August 202678.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.5%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 202597.1%
November 202595.7%
December 202595.1%
January 202697.8%
February 202688.4%
March 202695.8%
April 202698.6%
May 202696.6%
June 202698.6%
July 202697.8%
August 202698.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202569.0%
May 202564.7%
June 202560.8%
July 202569.9%
August 202566.7%
September 202559.4%
October 202573.7%
November 202565.5%
December 202562.1%
January 202661.7%
February 202658.3%
March 202683.1%
April 202674.5%
May 202661.6%
June 202668.5%
July 202667.2%
August 202663.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
29.8%
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
5,602
August 2026 · NHS England
30.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
6,0153,137 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20255.9%
September 202510.2%
October 20258.7%
November 202510.6%
December 202511.0%
January 202613.0%
February 202611.2%
March 202616.5%
April 202624.8%
May 202625.9%
June 202627.3%
July 202630.2%
August 202629.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20253,137
September 20254,122
October 20254,597
November 20254,440
December 20253,806
January 20264,342
February 20265,176
March 20265,128
April 20265,437
May 20265,847
June 20266,015
July 20265,929
August 20265,602

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 19 May 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to George Eliot Hospital 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: Nuneaton and Bedworth

Where George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • George Eliot Hospital 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