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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · East of England · England · code RGP

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

NHS England counted 31,209 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 12% from 35,421 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 61.5% of the pathways waiting at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 10.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (51.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 30.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.0% of A&E attendances at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (69.9%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 29.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.9%). That is 19.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 34.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (35.0%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 18 December 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
31,209
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.5%
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
802
August 2026 · NHS England
35k31k August 2025August 2026
61.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,842802 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202535,421
September 202534,827
October 202534,399
November 202533,890
December 202533,930
January 202633,378
February 202633,120
March 202632,827
April 202632,908
May 202632,805
June 202631,349
July 202631,065
August 202631,209
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202551.3%
September 202550.7%
October 202551.4%
November 202552.3%
December 202552.8%
January 202653.1%
February 202654.0%
March 202655.5%
April 202655.8%
May 202658.1%
June 202660.1%
July 202660.7%
August 202661.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,819
September 20251,842
October 20251,768
November 20251,687
December 20251,788
January 20261,758
February 20261,623
March 20261,305
April 20261,328
May 20261,186
June 20261,089
July 2026959
August 2026802

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.0%
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
423
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
9,456
September 2026 · NHS England
73.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
427276 September 2025September 2026
10k8,156 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.9%
October 202570.8%
November 202573.7%
December 202573.5%
January 202672.0%
February 202671.8%
March 202671.4%
April 202672.8%
May 202671.5%
June 202672.9%
July 202669.3%
August 202667.8%
September 202666.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025381
October 2025363
November 2025342
December 2025362
January 2026417
February 2026358
March 2026427
April 2026276
May 2026281
June 2026311
July 2026423
August 2026373
September 2026423
A&E attendances in the month
September 20258,742
October 20258,715
November 20258,156
December 20258,611
January 20269,039
February 20268,209
March 20269,372
April 20269,427
May 20269,874
June 20269,484
July 202610,077
August 20269,758
September 20269,456

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.5%
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
94.8%
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
65.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
78.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
99.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.9%
May 202576.1%
June 202574.5%
July 202578.3%
August 202575.1%
September 202576.8%
October 202573.8%
November 202577.4%
December 202577.4%
January 202669.4%
February 202674.1%
March 202675.9%
April 202671.1%
May 202671.1%
June 202675.4%
July 202678.6%
August 202676.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.9%
May 202593.5%
June 202593.0%
July 202595.4%
August 202598.6%
September 202595.6%
October 202593.1%
November 202595.2%
December 202595.7%
January 202696.6%
February 202699.4%
March 202696.1%
April 202697.2%
May 202698.4%
June 202697.4%
July 202697.0%
August 202694.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.9%
May 202561.8%
June 202560.1%
July 202570.1%
August 202563.9%
September 202572.6%
October 202566.1%
November 202569.1%
December 202577.0%
January 202667.5%
February 202671.0%
March 202673.7%
April 202668.0%
May 202668.9%
June 202664.0%
July 202665.2%
August 202665.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
34.9%
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
7,898
August 2026 · NHS England
37.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,0056,946 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202535.0%
September 202530.9%
October 202527.2%
November 202528.8%
December 202535.7%
January 202637.0%
February 202630.0%
March 202635.6%
April 202635.4%
May 202632.7%
June 202634.5%
July 202633.1%
August 202634.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20256,946
September 20257,338
October 20258,153
November 20258,275
December 20258,528
January 20268,638
February 20269,005
March 20268,709
April 20268,316
May 20267,935
June 20268,110
July 20268,108
August 20267,898

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 18 December 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to James Paget University 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: Great Yarmouth

Where James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above James Paget University 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

    • James Paget University 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