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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 21,665 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 20,094 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 70.8% of the pathways waiting at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 0.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (71.5%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 21.2 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 72.1% of A&E attendances at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 5.4 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (77.5%). That is 22.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 80.3% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (84.8%). That is 4.7 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.4% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 18.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (49.6%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 March 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
21,665
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.8%
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
12
August 2026 · NHS England
22k19k August 2025August 2026
76.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
170 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202520,094
September 202520,364
October 202519,492
November 202519,221
December 202518,877
January 202619,336
February 202619,871
March 202620,768
April 202621,420
May 202621,807
June 202621,319
July 202621,283
August 202621,665
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202571.5%
September 202576.1%
October 202574.9%
November 202573.5%
December 202572.5%
January 202673.6%
February 202674.6%
March 202676.2%
April 202676.3%
May 202676.5%
June 202675.9%
July 202673.6%
August 202670.8%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20257
September 20250
October 20253
November 20252
December 20254
January 20263
February 202617
March 20267
April 20264
May 20264
June 20263
July 202612
August 202612

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
72.1%
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
1
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
7,119
September 2026 · NHS England
78.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
430 September 2025September 2026
7,5386,120 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202577.5%
October 202574.2%
November 202571.9%
December 202572.7%
January 202671.7%
February 202676.7%
March 202678.8%
April 202678.1%
May 202670.6%
June 202671.6%
July 202672.6%
August 202675.5%
September 202672.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20250
October 20256
November 20254
December 20256
January 202643
February 202612
March 202610
April 20266
May 202614
June 202611
July 20267
August 20260
September 20261
A&E attendances in the month
September 20256,638
October 20256,736
November 20257,184
December 20256,936
January 20266,739
February 20266,120
March 20267,127
April 20266,976
May 20267,091
June 20267,538
July 20267,534
August 20267,130
September 20267,119

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
89.5%
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
99.4%
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
80.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
89.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202572.3%
May 202566.8%
June 202579.5%
July 202583.3%
August 202585.4%
September 202583.0%
October 202585.4%
November 202584.8%
December 202581.0%
January 202671.6%
February 202685.4%
March 202683.4%
April 202683.4%
May 202686.1%
June 202684.6%
July 202686.9%
August 202689.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 202596.1%
June 202598.9%
July 202599.5%
August 202598.9%
September 202598.2%
October 202598.0%
November 202598.3%
December 202598.3%
January 202696.8%
February 202698.7%
March 202699.1%
April 202698.3%
May 202696.6%
June 202698.3%
July 202698.6%
August 202699.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202584.8%
May 202572.5%
June 202578.3%
July 202584.8%
August 202584.6%
September 202577.1%
October 202576.9%
November 202579.8%
December 202582.6%
January 202684.8%
February 202681.0%
March 202684.3%
April 202679.6%
May 202683.1%
June 202683.1%
July 202681.7%
August 202680.3%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.4%
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
4,265
August 2026 · NHS England
50.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
7,2234,265 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202549.6%
September 202542.5%
October 202541.7%
November 202543.2%
December 202549.0%
January 202650.4%
February 202644.4%
March 202639.3%
April 202636.8%
May 202634.8%
June 202629.5%
July 202630.3%
August 202631.4%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20255,969
September 20256,465
October 20256,566
November 20256,633
December 20257,199
January 20267,223
February 20266,784
March 20266,402
April 20265,552
May 20265,243
June 20264,576
July 20264,347
August 20264,265

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 14 March 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Harrogate and District 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: North Yorkshire

Where Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Harrogate and District 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