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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RXN

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

NHS England counted 62,308 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 5% from 65,328 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.0% of the pathways waiting at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (53.3%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 32.0 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 73.0% of A&E attendances at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (69.1%). That is 22.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 19.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (53.1%). That is 12.0 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 17.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (41.6%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 24 November 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
62,308
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.0%
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
364
August 2026 · NHS England
65k60k August 2025August 2026
60.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,158362 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202565,328
September 202565,322
October 202564,304
November 202564,378
December 202564,035
January 202663,320
February 202664,093
March 202665,155
April 202661,323
May 202660,417
June 202660,680
July 202661,022
August 202662,308
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202553.3%
September 202554.7%
October 202554.1%
November 202554.0%
December 202553.1%
January 202653.2%
February 202655.7%
March 202659.4%
April 202657.4%
May 202657.4%
June 202658.7%
July 202658.9%
August 202660.0%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,158
September 20251,863
October 20251,926
November 20252,032
December 20251,976
January 20261,584
February 20261,321
March 2026896
April 2026840
May 2026815
June 2026666
July 2026362
August 2026364

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
73.0%
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
425
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
16,415
September 2026 · NHS England
73.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
523312 September 2025September 2026
17k14k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.1%
October 202571.2%
November 202570.0%
December 202571.2%
January 202667.7%
February 202667.7%
March 202672.2%
April 202671.3%
May 202670.5%
June 202673.2%
July 202673.9%
August 202672.6%
September 202673.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025465
October 2025463
November 2025471
December 2025446
January 2026523
February 2026393
March 2026368
April 2026360
May 2026403
June 2026336
July 2026312
August 2026394
September 2026425
A&E attendances in the month
September 202515,455
October 202516,714
November 202516,032
December 202515,845
January 202615,544
February 202614,171
March 202615,630
April 202615,643
May 202616,570
June 202616,448
July 202616,670
August 202615,818
September 202616,415

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.8%
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
86.1%
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
73.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
76.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202577.5%
May 202580.4%
June 202583.1%
July 202579.6%
August 202573.9%
September 202570.6%
October 202575.0%
November 202576.0%
December 202580.9%
January 202678.3%
February 202681.2%
March 202683.6%
April 202678.6%
May 202681.0%
June 202683.7%
July 202682.9%
August 202681.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202584.6%
May 202591.1%
June 202593.6%
July 202593.7%
August 202592.7%
September 202591.1%
October 202595.0%
November 202594.8%
December 202590.3%
January 202689.1%
February 202693.7%
March 202693.3%
April 202692.1%
May 202693.5%
June 202693.5%
July 202689.4%
August 202686.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202553.1%
May 202559.2%
June 202557.2%
July 202567.7%
August 202567.8%
September 202561.6%
October 202562.9%
November 202559.1%
December 202563.8%
January 202665.1%
February 202665.1%
March 202676.6%
April 202663.7%
May 202668.7%
June 202673.7%
July 202675.0%
August 202673.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.5%
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
11,234
August 2026 · NHS England
43.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
17k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202541.6%
September 202540.8%
October 202536.9%
November 202542.9%
December 202543.2%
January 202642.6%
February 202637.1%
March 202639.6%
April 202640.3%
May 202634.0%
June 202628.9%
July 202626.7%
August 202624.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,004
September 202514,719
October 202516,526
November 202515,424
December 202515,741
January 202616,591
February 202617,171
March 202616,932
April 202615,983
May 202614,093
June 202613,443
July 202611,845
August 202611,234

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 24 November 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Lancashire Teaching 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: Chorley · Preston

Where Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Lancashire Teaching 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

    • Lancashire Teaching 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