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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · Midlands · England · code RNQ

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

NHS England counted 32,044 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 25% from 25,618 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 68.2% of the pathways waiting at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (61.6%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 23.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 78.2% of A&E attendances at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (80.3%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 16.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.4 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (71.2%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 7.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 32.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 0.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (32.1%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 May 2024.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
32,044
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.2%
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
89
August 2026 · NHS England
32k24k August 2025August 2026
68.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
28172 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202525,618
September 202525,262
October 202525,433
November 202525,061
December 202525,745
January 202624,589
February 202624,048
March 202623,670
April 202625,455
May 202626,713
June 202627,712
July 202631,175
August 202632,044
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202561.6%
September 202561.7%
October 202561.3%
November 202560.4%
December 202562.7%
January 202662.0%
February 202662.5%
March 202664.3%
April 202663.1%
May 202664.3%
June 202665.6%
July 202667.6%
August 202668.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025281
September 2025254
October 2025247
November 2025270
December 2025267
January 2026278
February 2026205
March 202679
April 2026111
May 2026121
June 202672
July 202684
August 202689

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
78.2%
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
743
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
20,004
September 2026 · NHS England
80.6%0.0% September 2025September 2026
773438 September 2025September 2026
21k18k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202580.3%
October 202578.9%
November 202580.6%
December 202579.8%
January 202678.3%
February 202678.9%
March 202680.2%
April 202680.0%
May 202680.3%
June 202679.0%
July 202679.8%
August 202679.4%
September 202678.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025438
October 2025695
November 2025553
December 2025481
January 2026647
February 2026504
March 2026560
April 2026644
May 2026773
June 2026644
July 2026712
August 2026697
September 2026743
A&E attendances in the month
September 202518,323
October 202518,998
November 202519,202
December 202519,830
January 202619,295
February 202618,142
March 202621,057
April 202619,498
May 202619,904
June 202619,611
July 202620,170
August 202619,215
September 202620,004

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
70.9%
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
96.1%
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
77.6%
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
96.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
77.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.9%
May 202581.9%
June 202581.3%
July 202573.5%
August 202575.6%
September 202571.9%
October 202570.4%
November 202561.9%
December 202562.9%
January 202648.9%
February 202669.0%
March 202674.0%
April 202675.4%
May 202681.9%
June 202676.8%
July 202673.5%
August 202670.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202588.5%
May 202587.4%
June 202590.1%
July 202592.6%
August 202596.9%
September 202596.1%
October 202596.3%
November 202595.1%
December 202593.2%
January 202686.5%
February 202693.4%
March 202695.2%
April 202693.8%
May 202693.6%
June 202693.3%
July 202693.8%
August 202696.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202571.2%
May 202570.4%
June 202569.2%
July 202567.3%
August 202573.9%
September 202568.1%
October 202563.4%
November 202571.4%
December 202559.1%
January 202654.2%
February 202662.9%
March 202669.3%
April 202665.8%
May 202661.6%
June 202661.1%
July 202662.0%
August 202677.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
32.5%
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
11,029
August 2026 · NHS England
45.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202532.1%
September 202532.6%
October 202535.4%
November 202538.7%
December 202543.6%
January 202642.8%
February 202638.2%
March 202643.8%
April 202645.2%
May 202644.3%
June 202641.7%
July 202636.3%
August 202632.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,057
September 202511,887
October 202512,980
November 202513,342
December 202512,553
January 202613,124
February 202614,164
March 202614,470
April 202614,786
May 202614,161
June 202613,003
July 202612,421
August 202611,029

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 May 2024. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Kettering General Hospital 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 Northamptonshire

Where Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Kettering General Hospital 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