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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

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

NHS England counted 86,732 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 80,655 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 55.4% of the pathways waiting at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.3 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (56.7%). That is 36.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 54.5% of A&E attendances at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.0 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (58.5%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 40.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 51.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (53.3%). That is 33.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 39.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 6.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (32.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 March 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
86,732
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
55.4%
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
3,500
August 2026 · NHS England
87k81k August 2025August 2026
57.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,5002,796 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202580,655
September 202580,583
October 202581,279
November 202580,790
December 202581,643
January 202681,337
February 202681,319
March 202680,999
April 202683,615
May 202684,208
June 202684,186
July 202685,756
August 202686,732
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.7%
September 202556.7%
October 202556.5%
November 202556.0%
December 202555.6%
January 202654.9%
February 202654.6%
March 202656.3%
April 202656.3%
May 202657.2%
June 202656.8%
July 202656.0%
August 202655.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20253,261
September 20253,216
October 20253,221
November 20253,291
December 20253,072
January 20263,157
February 20263,110
March 20262,796
April 20262,888
May 20263,069
June 20263,188
July 20263,331
August 20263,500

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
54.5%
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
612
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
14,223
September 2026 · NHS England
65.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
856172 September 2025September 2026
15k13k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202558.5%
October 202555.8%
November 202557.2%
December 202560.1%
January 202659.8%
February 202660.3%
March 202664.0%
April 202665.7%
May 202660.7%
June 202658.6%
July 202662.2%
August 202661.4%
September 202654.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025600
October 2025670
November 2025534
December 2025635
January 2026856
February 2026410
March 2026375
April 2026287
May 2026459
June 2026476
July 2026172
August 2026270
September 2026612
A&E attendances in the month
September 202514,140
October 202514,317
November 202514,654
December 202514,458
January 202614,254
February 202612,783
March 202614,511
April 202614,215
May 202614,421
June 202614,572
July 202614,828
August 202614,296
September 202614,223

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.9%
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
78.1%
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
51.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
76.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
58.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202563.7%
May 202555.8%
June 202552.9%
July 202551.5%
August 202552.6%
September 202560.4%
October 202571.3%
November 202560.4%
December 202559.0%
January 202653.5%
February 202673.8%
March 202676.4%
April 202671.2%
May 202670.6%
June 202667.3%
July 202670.0%
August 202672.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202575.4%
May 202577.4%
June 202578.2%
July 202577.8%
August 202574.5%
September 202569.6%
October 202576.3%
November 202574.4%
December 202576.8%
January 202668.1%
February 202676.3%
March 202678.5%
April 202673.5%
May 202675.1%
June 202677.2%
July 202676.5%
August 202678.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202553.3%
May 202546.9%
June 202548.5%
July 202555.7%
August 202549.7%
September 202550.6%
October 202557.2%
November 202558.0%
December 202553.8%
January 202652.6%
February 202652.5%
March 202656.5%
April 202652.9%
May 202649.4%
June 202654.4%
July 202654.5%
August 202651.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
39.1%
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
23,042
August 2026 · NHS England
42.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
24k16k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.4%
September 202530.0%
October 202531.3%
November 202534.5%
December 202540.2%
January 202642.8%
February 202635.9%
March 202633.8%
April 202638.1%
May 202638.6%
June 202637.2%
July 202636.6%
August 202639.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,667
September 202517,423
October 202518,455
November 202519,245
December 202520,034
January 202621,429
February 202621,516
March 202623,024
April 202622,796
May 202622,455
June 202623,900
July 202623,885
August 202623,042

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 March 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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: East Riding of Yorkshire · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Where Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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