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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · South West · England · code RN3

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

NHS England counted 42,520 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 6% from 40,120 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 57.7% of the pathways waiting at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.8 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (60.5%). That is 34.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 65.6% of A&E attendances at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (68.3%). That is 29.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 64.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.7 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.1%). That is 20.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 8.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (11.0%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 June 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
42,520
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
57.7%
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
969
August 2026 · NHS England
44k40k August 2025August 2026
60.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,088559 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202540,120
September 202540,631
October 202541,602
November 202541,803
December 202542,823
January 202643,940
February 202644,277
March 202642,647
April 202644,170
May 202643,947
June 202642,858
July 202642,801
August 202642,520
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.5%
September 202560.7%
October 202560.6%
November 202559.8%
December 202559.0%
January 202658.0%
February 202657.3%
March 202657.7%
April 202656.7%
May 202657.2%
June 202656.9%
July 202657.9%
August 202657.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025645
September 2025573
October 2025559
November 2025602
December 2025657
January 2026740
February 2026778
March 2026787
April 20261,001
May 20261,074
June 20261,088
July 20261,080
August 2026969

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
65.6%
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
440
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
12,593
September 2026 · NHS England
71.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
463209 September 2025September 2026
13k11k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.3%
October 202569.9%
November 202571.1%
December 202571.5%
January 202666.7%
February 202669.2%
March 202668.9%
April 202667.7%
May 202666.2%
June 202665.2%
July 202664.7%
August 202663.8%
September 202665.6%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025266
October 2025326
November 2025326
December 2025209
January 2026463
February 2026444
March 2026436
April 2026273
May 2026443
June 2026422
July 2026390
August 2026281
September 2026440
A&E attendances in the month
September 202511,449
October 202512,096
November 202511,653
December 202511,692
January 202611,670
February 202610,563
March 202612,222
April 202611,900
May 202612,227
June 202612,361
July 202612,246
August 202611,672
September 202612,593

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
75.5%
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
85.9%
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
64.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
93.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.4%
May 202577.8%
June 202578.9%
July 202574.9%
August 202566.6%
September 202561.7%
October 202563.9%
November 202561.6%
December 202573.8%
January 202666.8%
February 202681.9%
March 202681.4%
April 202672.1%
May 202667.3%
June 202667.9%
July 202676.9%
August 202675.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.6%
May 202590.0%
June 202586.7%
July 202589.6%
August 202586.9%
September 202584.1%
October 202591.9%
November 202591.4%
December 202593.5%
January 202686.6%
February 202685.1%
March 202689.1%
April 202680.0%
May 202687.0%
June 202687.1%
July 202689.2%
August 202685.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.1%
May 202570.1%
June 202575.5%
July 202567.6%
August 202564.8%
September 202565.2%
October 202568.9%
November 202566.5%
December 202571.4%
January 202663.6%
February 202661.6%
March 202671.1%
April 202662.2%
May 202664.5%
June 202659.2%
July 202666.2%
August 202664.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
8.0%
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
7,701
August 2026 · NHS England
11.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
8,0036,638 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202511.0%
September 20259.8%
October 20257.1%
November 20258.0%
December 20259.9%
January 20268.9%
February 20266.1%
March 20267.7%
April 202611.2%
May 20266.9%
June 20266.5%
July 20266.3%
August 20268.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20257,252
September 20257,398
October 20257,755
November 20256,947
December 20256,669
January 20266,638
February 20267,100
March 20267,849
April 20268,003
May 20267,181
June 20267,971
July 20267,857
August 20267,701

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 30 June 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Great Western 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: Swindon · Wiltshire

Where Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Great Western 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

    • Great Western 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