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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RAX

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

NHS England counted 38,295 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 11% from 42,931 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 68.1% of the pathways waiting at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 5.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 23.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.4% of A&E attendances at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.8 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (70.2%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 25.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.9 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (82.1%). That is 7.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 30.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (24.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is “Outstanding”, published on 30 August 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
38,295
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
68.1%
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
58
August 2026 · NHS England
45k38k August 2025August 2026
68.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
40958 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202542,931
September 202543,891
October 202545,214
November 202545,402
December 202545,475
January 202644,946
February 202644,158
March 202643,861
April 202641,136
May 202640,322
June 202640,385
July 202640,296
August 202638,295
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.0%
September 202564.4%
October 202564.7%
November 202563.1%
December 202560.3%
January 202658.0%
February 202660.2%
March 202668.1%
April 202665.4%
May 202666.7%
June 202668.1%
July 202668.1%
August 202668.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025260
September 2025313
October 2025341
November 2025301
December 2025369
January 2026409
February 2026396
March 2026278
April 2026262
May 2026199
June 2026134
July 2026164
August 202658

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.4%
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
516
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
16,141
September 2026 · NHS England
79.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
667310 September 2025September 2026
16k14k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202570.2%
October 202572.9%
November 202570.5%
December 202571.8%
January 202669.7%
February 202672.9%
March 202678.1%
April 202679.1%
May 202676.3%
June 202673.5%
July 202673.8%
August 202673.3%
September 202669.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025320
October 2025579
November 2025362
December 2025498
January 2026667
February 2026467
March 2026310
April 2026383
May 2026320
June 2026563
July 2026381
August 2026462
September 2026516
A&E attendances in the month
September 202515,430
October 202515,595
November 202515,389
December 202515,300
January 202614,988
February 202613,577
March 202616,099
April 202615,187
May 202615,876
June 202615,870
July 202615,870
August 202615,195
September 202616,141

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
76.1%
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
97.9%
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
77.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
88.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202584.6%
May 202585.5%
June 202587.1%
July 202587.7%
August 202585.9%
September 202584.1%
October 202585.7%
November 202584.3%
December 202584.7%
January 202682.9%
February 202686.6%
March 202681.4%
April 202680.9%
May 202683.5%
June 202680.5%
July 202680.1%
August 202676.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202598.8%
May 202598.2%
June 202598.7%
July 202599.4%
August 202599.3%
September 202598.7%
October 202597.4%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 202698.2%
February 202698.3%
March 202699.4%
April 202699.3%
May 202699.2%
June 202699.3%
July 202698.8%
August 202697.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202582.1%
May 202577.4%
June 202573.3%
July 202575.5%
August 202588.3%
September 202582.8%
October 202577.5%
November 202581.9%
December 202579.5%
January 202686.2%
February 202675.9%
March 202685.1%
April 202676.7%
May 202677.3%
June 202686.4%
July 202675.3%
August 202677.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
30.1%
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
9,807
August 2026 · NHS England
35.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k8,680 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202524.4%
September 202522.9%
October 202526.7%
November 202528.9%
December 202535.0%
January 202632.0%
February 202626.5%
March 202618.0%
April 202626.8%
May 202629.5%
June 202629.8%
July 202631.6%
August 202630.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,038
September 20258,867
October 20259,867
November 20259,180
December 20258,680
January 20269,746
February 20269,273
March 20269,417
April 20269,695
May 202610,243
June 202610,518
July 202610,658
August 20269,807

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is “Outstanding”, published on 30 August 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Kingston and Richmond 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: Kingston upon Thames · Richmond upon Thames

Where Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Kingston and Richmond 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