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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RTE

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

NHS England counted 65,922 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 10% from 59,797 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 70.1% of the pathways waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (67.3%). That is 21.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 61.8% of A&E attendances at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.0 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (62.8%). That is 33.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (70.1%). It is the lowest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 19.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 18.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 10.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (28.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
65,922
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.1%
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
34
August 2026 · NHS England
70k60k August 2025August 2026
74.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
366 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202559,797
September 202563,422
October 202562,288
November 202563,147
December 202562,157
January 202662,862
February 202667,262
March 202667,038
April 202668,685
May 202670,013
June 202669,241
July 202668,792
August 202665,922
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202567.3%
September 202569.8%
October 202569.4%
November 202570.0%
December 202569.3%
January 202668.5%
February 202671.7%
March 202674.5%
April 202674.0%
May 202674.5%
June 202673.6%
July 202672.1%
August 202670.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202536
September 202535
October 202528
November 202531
December 202530
January 202621
February 202612
March 20266
April 202620
May 202613
June 202614
July 202624
August 202634

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
61.8%
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
454
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
14,773
September 2026 · NHS England
66.4%0.0% September 2025September 2026
543197 September 2025September 2026
15k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202562.8%
October 202562.9%
November 202564.2%
December 202564.1%
January 202660.3%
February 202662.7%
March 202664.6%
April 202664.9%
May 202663.9%
June 202662.3%
July 202666.4%
August 202664.8%
September 202661.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025281
October 2025348
November 2025389
December 2025414
January 2026543
February 2026510
March 2026489
April 2026487
May 2026539
June 2026472
July 2026197
August 2026333
September 2026454
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,045
October 202514,320
November 202513,819
December 202513,525
January 202613,631
February 202612,330
March 202614,347
April 202613,819
May 202614,498
June 202614,616
July 202615,056
August 202614,185
September 202614,773

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.0%
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
92.8%
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
65.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
80.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.6%
May 202582.3%
June 202585.4%
July 202584.1%
August 202580.3%
September 202577.0%
October 202576.6%
November 202575.3%
December 202570.4%
January 202657.6%
February 202668.4%
March 202675.8%
April 202674.1%
May 202676.9%
June 202675.3%
July 202674.4%
August 202674.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.4%
May 202593.8%
June 202593.9%
July 202594.7%
August 202595.0%
September 202595.8%
October 202596.0%
November 202595.4%
December 202595.5%
January 202693.0%
February 202695.1%
March 202694.5%
April 202695.1%
May 202694.3%
June 202693.4%
July 202694.7%
August 202692.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202570.1%
May 202570.4%
June 202573.5%
July 202575.1%
August 202574.4%
September 202575.9%
October 202577.3%
November 202578.4%
December 202580.4%
January 202678.3%
February 202675.4%
March 202671.0%
April 202674.9%
May 202668.8%
June 202669.4%
July 202674.6%
August 202665.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
18.1%
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
13,467
August 2026 · NHS England
28.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
16k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202528.5%
September 202527.7%
October 202526.2%
November 202524.6%
December 202524.0%
January 202622.3%
February 202618.3%
March 202619.0%
April 202618.3%
May 202617.0%
June 202617.3%
July 202618.3%
August 202618.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202514,949
September 202515,318
October 202515,580
November 202515,253
December 202514,226
January 202614,142
February 202614,917
March 202615,188
April 202615,202
May 202614,125
June 202614,891
July 202614,787
August 202613,467

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Gloucestershire Hospitals 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: Cheltenham · Gloucester

Where Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Gloucestershire Hospitals 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