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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · North East and Yorkshire · England · code RR8

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

NHS England counted 89,297 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 1% from 88,350 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 67.5% of the pathways waiting at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 1.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (66.2%). That is 24.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.7% of A&E attendances at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (76.3%). That is 19.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.1% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 8.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (63.8%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 12.9 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 13.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (17.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
89,297
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.5%
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
1,484
August 2026 · NHS England
89k85k August 2025August 2026
68.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,8141,294 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202588,350
September 202587,646
October 202587,762
November 202587,079
December 202585,957
January 202686,894
February 202685,738
March 202685,103
April 202686,702
May 202687,178
June 202685,724
July 202688,572
August 202689,297
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202566.2%
September 202566.7%
October 202566.8%
November 202566.7%
December 202565.8%
January 202665.5%
February 202665.9%
March 202667.2%
April 202667.5%
May 202668.3%
June 202668.4%
July 202667.8%
August 202667.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,814
September 20251,525
October 20251,375
November 20251,330
December 20251,318
January 20261,343
February 20261,305
March 20261,294
April 20261,304
May 20261,458
June 20261,401
July 20261,470
August 20261,484

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.7%
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
685
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
31,422
September 2026 · NHS England
78.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,030342 September 2025September 2026
32k28k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202576.3%
October 202575.1%
November 202574.1%
December 202573.7%
January 202674.0%
February 202674.8%
March 202678.6%
April 202678.8%
May 202676.4%
June 202676.9%
July 202675.6%
August 202676.8%
September 202675.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025552
October 2025714
November 2025707
December 2025809
January 20261,030
February 2026884
March 2026564
April 2026400
May 2026430
June 2026452
July 2026581
August 2026342
September 2026685
A&E attendances in the month
September 202529,962
October 202532,159
November 202531,541
December 202529,801
January 202630,330
February 202627,781
March 202631,367
April 202629,708
May 202631,307
June 202630,905
July 202630,778
August 202628,721
September 202631,422

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
80.6%
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
96.2%
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
72.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
72.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.6%
May 202571.8%
June 202578.0%
July 202575.5%
August 202577.4%
September 202577.8%
October 202576.2%
November 202573.2%
December 202574.9%
January 202675.0%
February 202682.5%
March 202683.8%
April 202680.6%
May 202683.7%
June 202683.6%
July 202683.9%
August 202680.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202593.1%
May 202592.6%
June 202593.0%
July 202594.7%
August 202593.7%
September 202593.5%
October 202594.9%
November 202594.1%
December 202595.9%
January 202694.1%
February 202696.6%
March 202696.2%
April 202696.5%
May 202695.0%
June 202696.2%
July 202696.6%
August 202696.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202563.8%
May 202558.8%
June 202554.5%
July 202564.2%
August 202562.6%
September 202563.8%
October 202562.0%
November 202566.8%
December 202568.2%
January 202664.1%
February 202666.5%
March 202671.1%
April 202665.9%
May 202668.2%
June 202670.0%
July 202670.5%
August 202672.1%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
13.2%
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
17,988
August 2026 · NHS England
17.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
20k15k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.1%
September 202510.4%
October 20256.9%
November 20256.0%
December 20257.0%
January 20267.5%
February 20265.7%
March 20266.8%
April 202612.3%
May 202612.0%
June 202611.3%
July 202611.0%
August 202613.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202516,713
September 202516,298
October 202515,318
November 202515,493
December 202515,703
January 202616,108
February 202616,491
March 202618,131
April 202618,130
May 202618,485
June 202619,622
July 202620,264
August 202617,988

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Leeds 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: Leeds

Where Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Leeds 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

    • Leeds 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